US under Donald Trump eased sanctions against corruption-accused magnate Dan Gertler
About three years ago, the US imposed the sanctions saying the mining magnate had used his friendship with the former DRC president to get mining deals worth over $1bn
25 January 2021 - 17:17
Dakar — In its final week in office, former US president Donald Trump’s administration eased sanctions against Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler that were imposed for alleged corruption in Congo, according to a licence issued by the US treasury department.
The licence, which was not announced publicly, was issued by the treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac), according to a January 15 letter to Gertler’s lawyers that was obtained by The Sentry, a Washington DC-based anticorruption group, and seen by Reuters...
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