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Mikhail Sergeyevich POTEPKIN

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Mikhail Sergeyevich POTEPKIN is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	MIKHAIL SERGEYEVICH POTEPKIN · Michail Sergejevitj POTEPKIN · Michail Sergejevič POTEPKIN · Mihail Sergeevich Potepkin · Mihail Sergejevič POTEPKIN · 12 more...				[sources]
Other name	Mikhail Potyopkin · Potepkin Mikhail · Михаил Потепкин · Михаил Сергеевич ПОТЕПКИН · Потепкин Михаил Сергеевич · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1981-09-19 · 1981-09-29				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Russia				[sources]
Country	Russia · Sudan				[sources]
Citizenship	Russia				[sources]
First name	MIKHAIL SERGEYEVICH · Mikhail · Mikhail Sergeyevich · МИХАИЛ · Михаил				[sources]
ID Number	`651697952`				[sources]
INN	`781406805632`				[sources]
Last name	POTEPKIN · Potepkin · Potyopkin · ПОТЕПКИН				[sources]
Middle name	Sergeyevich · Сергеевич				[sources]
Passport number	`651697952`				[sources]
Patronymic	СЕРГЕЕВИЧ				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q120852793				[sources]
Position	Directeur de Meroe Gold · Director Meroe Gold · Director of Meroe Gold · Director – Meroe Gold · Regional Director – M-Invest				[sources]
Address	SOUDAN				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · myrotvorets.center · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-11	Last processed	2024-12-17	First seen	2022-01-01

Descriptions

Associated companies: Megaline; Concord; IT-Debugger

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-03-28

Associated companies: Megaline; Concord; IT-Debugger

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-03-28

Mikhail Potepkin is director of Meroe Gold, a cover entity for the Wagner Group’s operations in Sudan, as well as being involved in M-Invest, Meroe’s parent company. He has a leading role within the Wagner Group in Sudan, and he had close links to Yevgeny Prigozhin. By being affiliated with the Sudanese military, the Wagner Group secured the exploiting and exporting of Sudanese gold to Russia. Potepkin is associated with the Wagner Group, listed for serious human rights abuses, which include torture and extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and killings, in several countries, including Sudan. Through his activities, he also provides support for such abuses committed in Sudan.

— EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities, 2024-12-03

Associated companies: Megaline; Concord; IT-Debugger

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans, 2024-03-28

Entreprises associées: Megaline; Concord; IT-Debugger - Mikhail Potepkin est le directeur de Meroe Gold, une entité servant de couverture aux opérations du groupe Wagner au Soudan, et participe aux activités de M-Invest, la société mère de Meroe. Il a un rôle dirigeant au sein du groupe Wagner au Soudan, et il entretenait des liens étroits avec Yevgeny Prigozhin. Par son affiliation avec l’armée soudanaise, le groupe Wagner s’est assuré d’exploiter l’or soudanais et de l’exporter vers la Russie. Potepkin est associé au groupe Wagner, inscrit sur la liste pour de graves atteintes aux droits de l’homme, dont des actes de torture et des exécutions et assassinats extrajudiciaires, sommaires ou arbitraires, dans plusieurs pays, dont le Soudan. Par ses activités, il soutient également de telles atteintes commises au Soudan.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2024-12-04

Entreprises associées: Megaline; Concord; IT-Debugger

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2024-12-05

member of the Wagner PMC 1981-09-29

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-18

Relationships

Assets and shares
Asset	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu "AiTi Debahher" Sanctioned entity	20	2014-04-14	-
ООО "БИЗНЕС-ДИАЛОГ"	100	2013-11-08	2017-10-04
ООО "ВЕСТЕРН СПАЙСЕС"	10	2012-11-12	2016-12-28

Clients
Client	Role	Start date	End date
Meroe Gold Co. Ltd. Sanctioned entity	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-
M-Invest Sanctioned entity	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`651697952`	Russia	Passport	-	-
`651697952`	Russia	National passport	-	-
`651697952`	Russia	National passport	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Federal Public Service Finance	HR	2023-02-25	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2020-07-15	-
Global Affairs Canada	Russia / Russie	-	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	116/2023	2023-02-26	2033-02-26
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Sudan	2023-07-20	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020	2023-07-20	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	HR	2024-12-04	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2023/430 du 25/02/2023 (UE Violation des droits de l'homme - R (UE) 2020/1998) · (UE) 2024/2999 du 02/12/2024 (UE Violation des droits de l'homme - R (UE) 2020/1998)	-	-

Data sources

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,230

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

Russian PMC Wagner mercenaries (Myrotvorets list)3,992

A list of Russian soldiers, PMC Wagner members and other criminals.

Russia · Myrotvorets Center · non-official source

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,428

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,541

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,376

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities1,082

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,602

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

US SAM Procurement Exclusions112,254

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

French National Asset Freezing System5,253

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,295

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,254

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,765

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions17,829

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · NSDC

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,171

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata382,700

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities (as at Jan 1, 2022)171,404

Companies database of the Russian Federation as maintained and published by the Federal Tax Service.

External dataset · Russia · FNS

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