Karim Keita is accused of having used his position as chairman of the National Assembly’s Security and Defense Commission to embezzle defence spending, secure bribes, and redirect contracts to his associates. Through his father, the former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Karim Keita allegedly arranged to remove officials who did not support his corruption from …
Chang was the Guatemalan Minister of Energy and Mines from 2016 to 2020, under the government of Jimmy Morales. He was also the head of the board of the National Electrification Institute of Guatemala (INDE). He allegedly solicited bribes and other favours in exchange for not revoking an oil exploitation licence. According to the U.S. …
Vargas is a member of the Guatemalan Congress and one of the individuals supposedly operating a network designed to control contracts and operations at government-run ports for personal profit. He is accused of engaging in bribery at the centre of Congress, around the functioning of ports and allocation of contracts. According to the U.S. Treasury, …
Rodriguez was the President of the Congress of Guatemala from 2020 to 2022 and is accused of awarding construction grants in exchange for financial kickbacks. According to the U.S. Treasury, he has also used his political influence to strike deals in exchange for bribes and facilitated bribes to others, including, for example, by allegedly offering …
Rolando Castro is accused of using his position as Minister of Labor to influence unions to align with his Ministry’s interests. It is alleged that those who agreed were provided benefits such as expedited processing of their credentials or favoured access for international travel, while those who refused were exposed to harassment, retaliation and delayed …
Conan Castro is part of Nayib Bukele’s governmental administration, as the Presidential legal secretary. He is accused of using this position for personal gains, as well as obstructing investigations into misappropriations of public funds during the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Castro was already part of the U.S. Engel list, since July 2021, as …
Iryna Litviniuk and Dmitry Kudryakov allegedly led various corruption schemes involving politicians, judges, and government officials with the aim of exploiting the Guatemalan mining sector. Moreover, Litviniuk is accused of bribing public officials to ensure their support of Russian mining interests. [1] Information
Dmitry Kudryakov, along with Iryna Litviniuk, allegedly led various corruption schemes involving politicians, judges, and government officials with the aim of exploiting the Guatemalan mining sector. [1] Information
Former Moldovan government official, who supposedly engaged in state capture by exerting control over and manipulating key sectors of Moldova’s government, including the law enforcement, electoral, and judicial sectors. Plahotniuc is suspected to be one of the main beneficiaries of the Billion Dollar Bank Theft of 2014. [1] [2] Plahotniuc and his close family have …
One of the 3 Liberian officials under President Weah’s government to be sanctioned under the US Magnitsky Act for their suspected involvement in ongoing public corruption in Liberia. Twehway allegedly diverted $1.5 million in public taxes into a private account. [1] Information
