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Treasury expands sanctions against Prince Group's support network
In a 5 November action, US Treasury sanctioned four people and 41 entities it says support the previously designated Prince Group network. The measure targets corporate and financial infrastructure linked to cyber-enabled scams.
Treasury alleges that the newly designated network helped sustain operations through offshore structures, concealed ownership and services for senior figures. Its announcement connects Prince Group-linked activity to digital-asset investment fraud, romance scams and other online fraud, alongside trafficking and coerced labour in scam compounds.
The action follows earlier designations in October 2025 and June 2026. Treasury also announced a separate designation of a Malaysian individual it says managed Africa-based scammers. That separate target should not be folded into the count of 45 Prince Group-related designations.
This is an update on last week's enforcement action, rather than a newly announced Monday raid. It illustrates the authorities' focus on the businesses and facilitators behind scam operations as well as their public-facing fronts. Sanctions do not establish that victims have recovered funds or that every associated operation has stopped; neither outcome is claimed in this report.
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