On Aug. 3, the Treasury Department sanctioned a Russian bank, a North Korean individual living in Russia, and two front companies tied to a Pyongyang bank for violating the sanctions imposed on North Korea by the United States and the United Nations.
The Moscow-based Agrosoyuz Commercial Bank knowingly conducted a significant transaction on behalf of Han Jang Su, a representative of a North Korean bank living in the Russian capital, according to a statement from the Treasury Department.
