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 believed that the group has also conspired with various politicians in several quid pro quo agreements, including an early 2019 bribery of Kosovar security officials to allow their smuggling operations between Serbia and Kosovo, and a late 2017 bribery of Kosovar border security officials to allow safe passage for smugglers. Allegedly in 2017 Veselinovic and his brother Zharko had agreements with politicians to help their party win elections, secure political victories for their candidates, and contribute large sums of money to candidates. In exchange, these politicians would grant the brothers control of certain areas for their businesses where they could conduct their illicit business activities without interference by Serbian authorities, provided proprietary business information to support the brothers’ business investments, and granted the two the best infrastructure contracts. It is believed that the brothers used political donations as a method of laundering money from their illegal enterprises.
Additionally, Veselinovic and members of his group were named in the indictment for the alleged murder of political party leader Oliver Ivanovic in January 2018. [1]
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| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Leader of the Zvonko Veselinovic Organized Crime Group |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 30.12.1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kosovo |
| NATIONALITY | Kosovo ; Serbia |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | Kosovo |
| ALIASES | The "new Arkan" |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | Zharko Jovan Veselinovic - brother Dušica Maksimović - sister Ljiljana Bozovic - wife Milan Radoicic - godson [1] [2] [3] |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | Zharko Jovan Veselinovic - brother [1] |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIES | Inkop DOO Cuprija (Inkop); Civija Komerc; S.Z.T.R. Prizma B.I.; Ferari Preduzeee Za Usluge I Promet Polovnim Vozilima SH.A.; Betonjerka DOO Aleksinac; Dolly Bell DOO Beograd-Novi Beograd; Novi Pazar-Put D.O.O. Novi Pazar [1] Granit Peščar [2] Ramid company [3] |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO OTHER ASSETS | A luxury yacht [1] [2] [3] 32 Hypo Alpe Adria Leasing trucks [4] [5] |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS IMPOSED | UK Global Anti-corruption Sanctions [1] ; US Global Magnitsky Sanctions. [2] |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 09.12.2022 [1] ; 12.08.2021 [2] |