The United States sanctioned on Wednesday dozens of individuals and subjects, among which were members of an organized crime group based in northern Kosovo.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted Zvonko Veselinovic\u2019s group<\/a>, who are allegedly \u201cengaged in a largescale bribery scheme with Kosovar and Serbian security officials\u201d which helped them secure victory during the elections.<\/p>\n In exchange, politicians were to give the brothers top infrastructural contracts and control in several areas for their businesses.<\/p>\n The US dubbed the leader of the group, Zvonko Veselinovic, as one of the most corrupted people in Kosovo, as well as tied him to a corruptive scheme that involved Serbian and Kosovar security officials who facilitated the group\u2019s illicit trafficking of goods, money, narcotics, and weapons.<\/p>\n I welcome \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 sanctions on Veselinovic and his transnational organized crime group from north Kosovo. \ud83c\uddfd\ud83c\uddf0 institutions are fully committed to rule of law and will cooperate with \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 to ensure that our region doesn\u2019t become a safe heaven for such crime groups. https:\/\/t.co\/Ybhs2ezM8D<\/a><\/p>\n — Vjosa Osmani (@VjosaOsmaniPRKS) December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n