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HSI Tampa Investigation Leads to Forfeiture of $12 Million

WASHINGTON – A joint investigation by HSI Tampa and FBI Minneapolis led to a federal court ordering the forfeiture of nearly $12 million in funds from a petroleum sales company who created several shell companies to facilitate the continued illicit sale of Iranian petroleum products using the U.S. financial system in violation of U.S. sanctions.

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Ontario Man Arrested on Complaint Alleging Involvement in Exported Shipments of Firearms, Ammunition, Military Items to North Korea

LOS ANGELES — A San Bernardino County man was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he exported to North Korea shipments of firearms, ammunition and other military items that were concealed inside shipping containers bound from Long Beach.

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Treasury Targets Cartel-Enabled Illegal Fishing Operations Following HSI RGV Investigation

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned five Mexican individuals Nov. 26 associated with the Gulf Cartel. The investigation is being conducted by HSI, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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HSI Washington, D.C. Investigation Leads to Arrest of Turkish National for Alleged Conspiracy to Violate Venezuelan Sanctions

WASHINGTON — An HSI Washington, D.C. investigation led to the arrest of 37-year-old Turkish national Taskin Torlak. Torlak has been charged with conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions as part of a scheme to transport oil from Venezuela for the benefit of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.

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Massachusetts Man Indicted for Smuggling and Conspiracy to Commit Export Control Violations

BOSTON — Two men face charges for allegedly smuggling and conspiring to violate and evade export controls relating to the sale of laser equipment after their conspiracy was uncovered by HSI special agents and law enforcement partners.

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HSI New York Joins Department of Treasury in Announcing Sanctions Against Corruption Network in Guyana

NEW YORK — HSI joined the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, in coordination with law enforcement partners, in announcing sanctions against a corruption network in Guyana.

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HSI Joins the Department of Treasury in Announcing Sanctions Against Wagner Group-linked Companies in the Central African Republic

WASHINGTON — HSI joined the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control in announcing sanctions against two companies connected to the Private Military Company ‘Wagner’.