Vladislav Vladimirovich Leontyev (born July 5, 1971 in Gorky)[1] is a Russian gangster linked to drug trafficking, embezzlement, fraud, extortion and car theft.[2] In 2012 the Obama administration of the United States imposed sanctions on Leontyev as a central figure in a transnational crime gang called Brothers' Circle, along with six other men linked to various syndicates tied into the Circle, and Japanese yakuza leaders Kenichi Shinoda and Kiyoshi Takayama.[3]
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- ^ "Pre-Notification For Upcoming Designation Of Transnational Organized Criminal Elements : IDENTIFYING INFORMATION : BROTHERS' CIRCLE : Person 1 : Vladislav Vladimirovich Leontyev" (p.2) Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine Malta Financial Services Authority
- ^ "Obama Calls "Brothers' Circle" a National Security Threat...But Who Are They?". Hetq.am. Yerevan, Republic of Armenia: HETQ investigative journalists. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "US moves to isolate Russian, Japanese crime groups", 23 February 2012, AFP