April 18, 2024
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OFAC sanctions South African national for links to N. Korea’s money launderers

Vladlen Amtchentsev worked with previously-designated Singaporean company

The U.S. Department of Treasury on Monday sanctioned a Russian-born South African national for links to a previously-designated Singaporean company involved in North Korea's oil trade.

Vladlen Amtchentsev was reported by the Treasury to have acted on behalf of Velmur Management, which was previously sanctioned by the department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for its role in delivering oil products to the DPRK.

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