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Former Nodus International Bank chief executive Tomás Niembro Concha has been sentenced to 112 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a multimillion-dollar wire fraud conspiracy and a separate conspiracy to evade US sanctions involving Venezuela. Niembro, 64, a Spanish and Venezuelan national and former CEO of the Puerto Rico-based international bank, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to forfeit more than $16.9 million. The forfeit

Dutch Customs has intercepted multiple shipments believed to be subject to European sanctions during a large-scale enforcement operation at the Port of Rotterdam, while authorities have also arrested the captain of a container vessel suspected of involvement in criminal activities connected to possible sanctions violations. The vessel operates a regular route between Rotterdam and Saint Petersburg, a service that investigators believe may have been exploited to move goods in