Entry

Alain GOETZ

A buyer, aggregator, exporter or broker moving gold between the producing area and the market.

TypeTrader / exporter / intermediaryRelationships7Claims held7Checked2026-09First held2026-08
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Registry fact3Single source4
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involved in · As reportedlocated in · As reportedoperates · As reportedsanctioned by · As reported · Supersededsanctioned by · As reportedsanctioned by · As reportedAlain GOETZ — Trader / exporter / intermediaryUK Sanctions List designation — Alain GOETZ — Regulatory action / enforcementUnited Arab Emirates — Jurisdiction / administrative areaAfrican Gold Refinery (AGR) — Refinery / smelterOffice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) — Regulator / public authorityOFAC — Regulator / public authorityOFSI — Regulator / public authority
United Arab Emirates
Relationships

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Tenure and control1

operatesAfrican Gold Refinery (AGR)Refinery / smelterSingle source
As reported
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

  • LocatorU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Documentrecord:u-s-department-of-the-treasury-ofac-published-17-march-2022 · externalLinkhome.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0605 QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Origingold-hubObserved2022-03-17Asserted2026-09-03

Geography1

located inUnited Arab EmiratesJurisdiction / administrative areaRegistry fact
As reportedPrecisionUK Sanctions List `Country` field
Evidence

One authoritative register is the bar for this kind of claim. Published as shown, cited and dated.

SourceUK Sanctions ListOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-08-22

Governance and compliance3

sanctioned byOFACRegulator / public authoritySingle source
As reported
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

  • LocatorU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Documentrecord:u-s-department-of-the-treasury-ofac-published-17-march-2022 · externalLinkhome.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0605 QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Origingold-hubObserved2022-03-17Asserted2026-09-03

sanctioned byOffice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)Regulator / public authoritySingle sourceSuperseded
As reported
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

  • LocatorU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Documentrecord:u-s-department-of-the-treasury-ofac-published-17-march-2022 · externalLinkhome.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0605 QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Origingold-hubObserved2022-03-17Asserted2026-09-03

Events and evidence2

mentioned inTreasury Sanctions Alain Goetz and a Network of Companies Involved in the Illicit Gold TradeSource documentSingle source
As reported
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

  • LocatorU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Documentrecord:u-s-department-of-the-treasury-ofac-published-17-march-2022 · externalLinkhome.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0605 QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Origingold-hubObserved2022-03-17Asserted2026-09-03

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