Live 299 sources monitored São Paulo Washington London Frankfurt Dubai Hong Kong Sydney 7 regions
✦ RegulusGlobal regulatory broadcast network

Regulatory heat map

Where it's moving right now · select a region to filter
Showing
category: fincrime × subcategory: sanctions × since: 28d × Clear all

Filtered

3 segments
UN UN News — global perspective Source document ↗
UN News — global perspective United States Financial Crime ✓ 24 claims 2 hrs ago

US sanctions International Criminal Court as an institution, pledges to ban transactions

Washington has moved from sanctioning individual ICC judges and prosecutors to designating the court itself, with the Secretary of State promising to ban transactions with the institution. This segment covers what the escalation means for banks and intermediaries that process payments for, or cooperate with, the court, and the pressure now placed on allied jurisdictions.

  • The US sanctioned the ICC as an institution on 9 October 2026, adding to measures already in place against 13 judges and prosecutors.
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged to ban transactions with the court and said Washington expects allies to 'rein in the court'.
  • UN Secretary-General Guterres condemned the move as a 'serious blow'; the UN reaffirmed cooperation under the relationship agreement approved on 13 September 2004.
ICCC International Criminal Court Source document ↗
International Criminal Court United States Financial Crime ✓ 14 claims 2 hrs ago

ICC victims fund warns US sanctions on court threaten reparations financial channels

The ICC's Trust Fund for Victims has responded to US sanctions imposed on the court, warning that financial channels, services and partnerships underpinning reparations and victim assistance are at risk of disruption. For banks and corporates with any exposure to ICC-linked payments or donations, this segment flags where a designation against an international body collides with ordinary counterparty and correspondent-banking decisions.

  • The Trust Fund for Victims warns US sanctions imposed on the ICC on 9 October 2026 may disrupt financial channels, services and partnerships behind its reparative mandate.
  • Affected programmes include reparations and assistance for physical, psychosocial and socio-economic rehabilitation, education, peacebuilding and memorialisation.
  • The Fund appealed directly to states, corporations and individuals to renew financial support for victims and the ICC's reparative mandate.
DOJ DOJ Criminal Division Source document ↗
DOJ Criminal Division United States Financial Crime ✓ 15 claims 2 hrs ago

Bosnian arms dealer gets 60 months for brokering North Korean missile sale

A District of New Mexico sentencing closes a case built on 2020 negotiations to broker anti-aircraft missiles out of North Korea. For sanctions and export-control teams it is a clean illustration of how US jurisdiction attaches to brokering and attempt conduct by a foreign national, even when no goods ever move.

  • Micev was sentenced to 60 months after pleading guilty under IEEPA and the North Korea Sanctions Regulations.
  • Conduct involved brokering SA-18 Igla surface-to-air missiles from North Korea without OFAC authorisation; the deal fell through over price.
  • The case was built on 2020 conduct including falsified documentation and a meeting in Ankara, Turkey; no missiles were delivered.