# United States redesignated Wagner as a significant transnational criminal organization

Date: 2023

The U.S. Treasury redesignated the Wagner Group as a significant transnational criminal organization and separately sanctioned it for serious abuses connected to the Central African Republic.

## Drivers

- Private Military Formation Activity: https://factrail.ai/drivers/private-military-formation-activity

## Sources

- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/02/25/wagner-group-council-adds-11-individuals-and-7-entities-to-eu-sanctions-lists/pdf/
- https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1581

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/us-designates-wagner-transnational-criminal-organization-2023