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The United States announced on Tuesday that it had uncovered a money laundering and sanctions evasion network that supported Lebanese businessman and art collector Nazem Ahmed, whom it believes USA as a Hezbollah financier.
Nazem Ahmed
Nazem Ahmeddescribed in the filing as a dealer “engaging in the blood diamond trade” is under US Treasury Department sanctions. USA since 2019.
This time, the Treasury Department suspects that more than 50 people and companies are helping Ahmed evade US sanctions.
These individuals and companies are subject to sanctions, in particular the freezing of assets in USA and prohibiting any company or American citizen from doing business with them.
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The network extends from Lebanon to a dozen countries, including several African countries such as South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire, as well as the United Arab Emirates, Belgium and the United Kingdom.
The exposed operation involved funding the Lebanese Shia movement through the purchase of gems, art and luxury items, allowing funds to be laundered that would otherwise be subject to sanctions.
“Those involved used front companies and fraudulent methods to hide the role Nazem Said Ahmed in these financial transactions,” Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson said in a statement.
“Luxury market participants should be especially vigilant about these potential tactics that facilitate terrorist financing, money laundering and sanctions evasion,” the statement said.
United Kingdom coordination
The Treasury indicated that this series of sanctions was authorized in coordination with the United Kingdom.
The UK government announced today that it has frozen assets Ground Ahmed in the UK, where he owns a large art collection and does business with numerous artists, galleries and auction houses.
Hezbollah or simply its military unit is considered a terrorist organization in many countries, including USAThe European Union and the United Kingdom, as well as most of the member states of the Arab League.
Source: RPP
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