Vladislav Leontyev Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mfsa.com.mt/Files/Announcements/Sanctions/Other/120305%20EO%2013581%20designations.pdf "Pre-Notification For Upcoming Designation Of Transnational Organized Criminal Elements : IDENTIFYING INFORMATION : BROTHERS' CIRCLE : Person 1 : Vladislav Vladimirovich Leontyev"
  2. News: Obama Calls "Brothers' Circle" a National Security Threat...But Who Are They? . 12 February 2022 . Hetq.am . HETQ investigative journalists . 15 March 2012 . Yerevan, Republic of Armenia . en.
  3. https://archive.today/20130103012640/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gdgGiRax1oxV7fnC0EEdWVJDw1WQ?docId=CNG.72ca66ee1a4afc263528e0bb35442cac.201 "US moves to isolate Russian, Japanese crime groups"

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