UK Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions

Mary Goretti Kitutu

Mary Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu were both ministers responsible for Uganda’s region of Karamoja, a region harshly impacted by poverty and insecurity. They are accused of stealing large amounts of roofing materials aimed at supporting vulnerable populations in the region, in the frame of a government-funded project. These materials have allegedly been redirected to …

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Agnes Nandutu

Agnes Nandutu and Mary Goretti Kitutu were both ministers responsible for Uganda’s region of Karamoja, a region harshly impacted by poverty and insecurity. They are accused of stealing large amounts of roofing materials aimed at supporting vulnerable populations in the region, in the frame of a government-funded project. These materials have allegedly been redirected to …

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Raja Salameh

 ﺳﻼﻣﺔ رﺟﺎ Raja Salameh is the brother of Riad Salameh, governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon for 30 years, from 1993 to 2023. After enjoying great renown for several years, and being considered as the “Magician” of finance, Riad Salameh started to be associated with the country’s bankruptcy due to his numerous financial manipulations. …

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Riad Salameh

 ﺳﻼﻣﺔ رﯾﺎض Riad Salameh was the head of the Central Bank of Lebanon from 1993 to 2023. After enjoying great renown for several years, and being considered as the “Magician” of finance, he started to be associated with the country’s bankruptcy due to his numerous financial manipulations. The Pandora Papers and later investigations revealed the …

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Marianne Hoayek

 ﺣﻮﯾﻚ ﻣﺎرﯾﺎن Considered Riad Salameh’s right-hand woman, Marianne Hoayek is accused of having participated in the large scheme of money laundering and embezzlement supposedly orchestrated by Riad Salameh when at the head of the Central Bank of Lebanon. He and his associates allegedly diverted USD 300 million through a complex network of shell companies to …

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Anna Kosakova

Анна Косокова Anna Kosakova is the former partner and associate of Riad Salameh. She had already been indicted in 2022 for criminal conspiracy, money laundering and aggravated tax fraud following a complaint lodged in France in June 2021 by a group of victims of the Lebanese banks and the NGO Sherpa. She allegedly directly benefited …

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Ilan Shor

IIan Şor Ilan Shor is the Chairman of the Şor Party in Moldova, a populist opposition party, and is suspected of being one of the main beneficiaries of the 2014 Moldovan Bank Fraud Scandal. Shor was accused of bribery to secure his position as chair of the Banca de Economii in 2014 and fled Moldova …

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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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Zvonko Veselinovic

Zvonko Veselinović ; звонко веселинович Zvonko Veselinovic is the leader of the Zvonko Veselinovic Organized Crime Group (OCG). The Veselinovic OCG is suspected to be engaged in a largescale bribery scheme with Kosovar and Serbian security officials who facilitate the group’s illicit trafficking of goods, money, narcotics, and weapons between Kosovo and Serbia. It is …

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