Treasury Sanctions A7 Network Over Russia and Iran Sanctions Evasion

The U.S. Treasury designated A7 Network a transnational criminal organization on Oct. 1, blocking its property under U.S. jurisdiction as part of an action targeting a financial network accused of helping Russia and Iran evade sanctions.

The network’s sub-agents processed more than $17 billion globally from January 2025 through June 2026. Treasury also identified the ruble-backed A7A5 token as blocked property. Property linked to the network in the United States or controlled by U.S. persons must be blocked and reported; transactions involving it are generally prohibited unless authorized or exempt.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a rule that would prohibit fund transfers involving A7 sub-agents. The proposal is not final. FinCEN also issued an alert to help financial institutions identify and report suspicious activity connected to A7.

The designation follows Treasury’s August 2025 action against A7 LLC and Old Vector LLC. As of January 2026, A7 claimed to process more than 2,000 transactions daily and to have handled more than 7.5 trillion rubles in total volume, valued at $91.5 billion.