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Croatia: Three individuals and a company indicted for subsidy fraud involving funds for earthquake repairs
European Public Prosecutor's Office
(Luxembourg, 26 May 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has filed an indictment against three individuals and a company for subsidy fraud and document forgery to obtain approximately €2.5 million financed by the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for post-earthquake reconstruction. As previously reported, between January 2022 and October 2023, one of the defendants applied on behalf of the indicted company, owned by him, to a public call by the Croatian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development. The purpose of the call was to restore the energy infrastructure, power plants, energy systems and related buildings damaged by the earthquakes that struck Croatia’s Sisak-Moslavina County on 28 and 29 December 2020.
Update to UK Sanctions List: Russia Regime
UK Government
Today, Tuesday 26 May, the UK Government has designated the following 4 individuals and 14 entities and under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Entities designated:
Name: Unique ID: EXMO EXCHANGE LIMITED RUS3602 NUEVA CRYPTOLOGIA, SOCIEDAD POR ACCIONES SIMPLIFICADA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE (S.A.S. DE C.V.) RUS3603 ARVIX LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY RUS3604 RAPIRA GROUP LLC RUS3605 ALISTERA LIMITED RUS3606 OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY "EURASIAN SAVINGS BANK" RUS3608 BITPAPA IC FZC LLC RUS3609 SOOTY LIMITED RUS3610 AIFORY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY RUS3611 OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "STATE BROKERAGE COMPANY" RUS3615 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "DIAMOND ESTATE" RUS3616 TRACE ROAD LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY RUS3617 OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "VIRTUAL ASSETS ISSUER" RUS3618 HUOBI GLOBAL S.A. RUS3619 
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Paul Wan Kai Leung, former responsible officer, manager-in-charge, and director of Nerico Brothers Limited (NBL), from re-entering the industry for life (Note 1). The disciplinary action is related to the SFC’s earlier sanctions against NBL and its director, Jerff Lee Cheuk Fung, for misuse of client assets, facilitation of the misappropriation of client assets, and provision of false or misleading information to the SFC (Note 2).
Interpol
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – A coordinated police operation targeting illicit firearms trafficking and associated criminal activities has resulted in the seizure of 3,308 firearms and 56 tonnes of illegal drugs. Operation Orca XI (15 October 2025 – 30 November 2025) was conducted across 20 countries in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, with coordination and support from INTERPOL. In preparation for the operation, INTERPOL assisted participating countries in analyzing firearms trafficking intelligence, developing national threat assessments and coordinating cross-border information exchange, with support from the Organization of American States (OAS) to facilitate regional collaboration.