The Sentry is an investigative and policy organization that seeks to disable multinational predatory networks that benefit from violent conflict, repression, and kleptocracy.
In its final week in office, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration eased sanctions against Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler that were imposed for alleged corruption in Congo, according to a license issued by the Treasury Department.
The license, which was not announced publicly, was issued by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), according to a Jan. 15 letter to Gertler’s lawyers that was obtained by The Sentry, a Washington D.C.-based anti-corruption group, and seen by Reuters…
