The EU is considering a temporary freeze to its price cap on Russian oil as part of its 21st sanctions package. Because oil prices have soared due to the Iran war, the next review in July would likely see the level rise to at least $65 a barrel, higher than the previous $60 threshold.
Russian prosecutors demanded on March 11, 2026 to declare entrepreneur Alexander Galitsky and his Almaz Capital fund an 'extremist organization' and confiscate all their assets.
The UK sanctioned 18 cryptocurrency exchanges, payment providers, and individuals on May 26, 2026, including HTX exchange, for helping Russia bypass international sanctions.
Judge Marcelo Aguinsky charged Luis Fernando Vuteff, Argentine financier, with money laundering of illicit sources conducted habitually and imposed an embargo of $5.1 million USD. Vuteff was convicted in the US (December 2024) to 30 months in prison for conspiracy to launder $1.
The AMF Sanctions Commission condemned on 20 May 2026 Mr. Ytane Mamou to a fine of €30,000 and his cousin Mr. Elie Houri to €20,000 for insider trading.
The US Department of the Treasury sanctioned on May 22, 2026 Armando de Jesús Ojeda, leader of cryptocurrency money laundering network for the 'Los Chapitos' faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
On May 19, 2026, OFAC announced sanctions against four individuals associated with a pro-Hamas 'flotilla' organized by the US-designated Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) for allegedly attempting to access Gaza in support of Hamas.
The ACPR Sanctions Commission imposed on 13 May 2026 a reprimand and a pecuniary sanction of twenty million euros to Société Générale for its insurance intermediary activity. This is the highest sanction ever pronounced by the ACPR since 2018.
On 13 April 2026, the Paris criminal court convicted Bruno Lafont (former CEO of Lafarge) to six years imprisonment and Christian Herrault (deputy general manager) to five years imprisonment, with committal orders issued at the hearing.
UK imposed sanctions on four individuals linked to Cambodia's Prince Group, freezing London properties worth tens of millions. The individuals are suspected of operating scam centers built on forced labor and human trafficking.
The ACPR Sanctions Commission issued a reprimand and a pecuniary sanction of €1.3 million to MoneyGram International SA on 19 March 2026.
Bellingcat investigation found former UFC fighter Mounir Lazzez was listed as director of two companies that paid more than $80 million for two oil tankers, both of which were subsequently sanctioned for assisting the Iranian regime.
Major investigations by The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times revealed that between 2024 and 2025, Binance facilitated approximately $1 billion to $1.7 billion in transfers to Iranian-linked entities, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Houthi movement. The U.S.
Bellingcat and The Sunday Times documented footage of Christy Kinahan (68) and Daniel Kinahan (48) at Dubai's 971 Fighting Championship in June 2025, marking their first confirmed sighting since US sanctions in April 2022.
FINMA revoked MBaer Merchant Bank AG's license and ordered liquidation for serious, systematic AML and sanctions compliance failures. FINMA found that 80% of the bank's business relationships carried increased risks, and 98% of assets came from high-risk clients.
The AMF Sanctions Committee condemned Makor Securities Paris to a fine of €700,000 and its director Yankel Hassan to €150,000 for serious failings in their market abuse detection system.
U.S. Treasury announced sanctions in January 2026 targeting financial networks linking Iran and Houthi groups in Yemen, including shell companies and intermediaries in Yemen, Oman, and the UAE who fund destabilizing activities.
Ukraine sanctioned businessman Timur Mindich, a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amid a corruption probe into alleged kickbacks and money laundering at state-owned nuclear energy firm Energoatom.