US Global Magnitsky sanctions

Allan Rodriguez

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 …

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Rolando Castro

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 …

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Conan Castro

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 …

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Iryna Litviniuk

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

Vladimir Plahotniuc

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 …

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Bill Twehway

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

Syrenius Cephus

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. Cephus supposedly helped money launderers and government members to proceed with corrupt acts by dropping or hindering legal prosecutions. [1] Information

Nathaniel McGill

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. McGill allegedly manipulated public procurement processes for the profits of his own companies, misappropriated government assets for his personal gain, accepted bribes and was involved in other …

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