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Proposal of Special Measure Prohibiting the Transmittal of Funds Regarding Transactions Involving the A7 Network's Sub-Agents

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on October 5, 2026. Comments are due by November 4, 2026.

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What the agency says

FinCEN is issuing a finding and notice of proposed rulemaking, pursuant to section 9714(a) of the Combating Russian Money Laundering Act (Public Law 116-283), as amended by section 6106(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), finding transactions involving any company operating outside of the United States that is controlled by the A7 Network, a sanctions evasion and money laundering service with ties to Russia, leveraged by a wide range of illicit actors, including Iran and its terrorist proxies, to be a class of transactions of primary money laundering concern in connection with Russian illicit finance and proposing the imposition of a prohibition on certain transmittals of funds, by any covered financial institution, involving that class of transactions.

Key facts

Document number: 2026-20371
Type: Proposed rule
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking
Agency: Treasury Department; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Published: October 5, 2026
Comments due: November 4, 2026
Dates: Written comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking must be submitted on or before November 4, 2026.
Regulation ID (RIN): 1506-AB77
Code of Federal Regulations: 31 CFR 1010
Topics: Administrative practice and procedure; Banks, banking; Brokers; Crime; Foreign banking; Terrorism
Pages: 19

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