Overview
- OFAC designated 27 individuals and entities linked to the Hysa Organized Crime Group, including several Hysa family members, adding them to the SDN list and freezing any U.S. assets.
- FinCEN proposed a Section 311 special measure to restrict correspondent banking access for 10 Mexico-based casinos identified as high risk for money laundering.
- Mexico’s Finance Ministry suspended 13 casinos after a months-long investigation and said it will file complaints with the Attorney General and notify tax authorities.
- Authorities cite multimillion-dollar cash transactions and international transfers to the U.S., Romania, Albania, Malta, and Panama, often routed through third-party digital platform users.
- Treasury officials credited close coordination with Mexican counterparts, and U.S. financial institutions are required to block dealings with designated parties and heighten due diligence on related activity.