FinCEN
FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury tasked with safeguarding the financial system from money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. It collects and analyzes information about financial transactions through reports filed by banks and other financial institutions, and it administers Bank Secrecy Act regulations. FinCEN maintains sanctions-related lists and can designate entities as being of primary money laundering concern, including foreign financial institutions linked to transnational organized crime.
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U.S. Treasury sanctions Russia's A7 network, designates it a transnational criminal organization
The U.S. Treasury imposed new sanctions on the A7 financial network on October 1, 2026, designating it a transnational criminal organization used by Russia and Iran to evade sanctions. The measures, announced under Operation Economic Outcast, freeze A7 assets under U.S. jurisdiction and target the companies-посередники that move funds on its behalf.