NEW: A Syrian-Ukrainian businessman with alleged links to organized crime paid ~$3m into an investment fund backed by Devon Archer, the longtime business partner of Hunter Biden (there is no evidence Biden was involved).
Our latest #FinCENFiles story
1/ https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/hunter-biden-partner-secured-millions-for-fund-from-businessman-with-reputed-organized-crime-ties
Our latest #FinCENFiles story

Hares Youssef, who is allegedly linked to organized crime boss Semion Mogilevich and Syria’s Assad regime, invested $2.98m in late 2015 into mbloom, a tech startup fund in Hawaii that has since been shut down. 2/
The deal was facilitated by Archer, who has since been convicted in a separate fraud case. Youssef’s payments were flagged as suspicious at the time by bank compliance officers. 3/
Youssef was indicted in Spain in 2017 for allegedly laundering money for Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash.
Firtash last year joined efforts by Rudy Giuliani and others in Ukraine to generate dirt on the Bidens. 4/
Firtash last year joined efforts by Rudy Giuliani and others in Ukraine to generate dirt on the Bidens. 4/
The #FinCENFiles is led by @ICIJorg and based on leaked documents obtained by @BuzzFeedNews.
Read all of OCCRP’s stories in this global investigative project here: 5/ https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/
Read all of OCCRP’s stories in this global investigative project here: 5/ https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/