RIO DE JANEIRO (CN) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned two Brazilians, three Brazilian companies and one Portuguese company accused of taking part in a money laundering network tied to Primeiro Comando da Capital, one of Brazil’s largest criminal organizations.
The crackdown comes weeks after the Trump administration began treating the group as a terrorist organization. In a statement, the U.S. government said PCC represents a growing threat to U.S. national security and described it as the largest transnational criminal organization in the Western Hemisphere.
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