Vladislav Leontyev

Vladislav Vladimirovich Leontyev (born July 5, 1971 in Gorky)[1] is a Russian gangster linked to drug trafficking, embezzlement, fraud, extortion and car theft.[2] In 2012 the Obama administration of the United States imposed sanctions on Leontyev as a central figure in a transnational crime gang called Brothers' Circle, along with six other men linked to various syndicates tied into the Circle, and Japanese yakuza leaders Kenichi Shinoda and Kiyoshi Takayama.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Pre-Notification For Upcoming Designation Of Transnational Organized Criminal Elements : IDENTIFYING INFORMATION : BROTHERS' CIRCLE : Person 1 : Vladislav Vladimirovich Leontyev" (p.2) Malta Financial Services Authority
  2. ↑ http://hetq.am/eng/news/11834/obama-calls-brothers-circle-a-national-security-threatbut-who-are-they?.html
  3. ↑ "US moves to isolate Russian, Japanese crime groups", 23 February 2012, AFP
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