The Latest Breaking News from The US Treasury Department

US sanctions Mexican drug cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on more than a dozen Mexican companies and four people it says worked with a powerful drug trafficking cartel to scam elderly Americans in a multimillion-dollar timeshare fraud

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Mexican banks face cascading consequences following US sanctions

Three Mexican financial institutions sanctioned by the Trump administration last week have felt a cascade of economic consequences following the allegations that they helped launder millions of dollars for drug cartels

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

U.S. Treasury Department Reveals 'Los Chapitos' Money-Laundering Network in Mazatlán

In the wake of the sanctions issued by the U.S. against 'Los Chapitos,' government officials discovered a money laundering network linked to the group.

Latin Times · Jun 10, 2025

US Treasury To Take 'Extraordinary Measures' To Avoid Debt Default

The US Treasury Department will start taking "extraordinary measures" next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

International Business Times · Jan 17, 2025

US Treasury Expands Sanctions On Russia And China Entities

U.S. Treasury Department expands sanctions on entities supporting Russia's war efforts in Ukraine, targeting Russian and Chinese companies for circumventin...

Top News · Jan 15, 2025

US says Sudan’s RSF committed genocide, announces sanctions on leaders

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says US committed to ‘holding accountable those responsible for these atrocities’.

Al Jazeera · Jan 7, 2025

CISA says ‘no indication’ other US government agencies affected in Treasury hack

Recent ‘major incident’ was contained to the US Treasury Department, CISA confirms.

TechRadar · Jan 7, 2025

US Treasury hacked: Are China and the US stepping up their cyberwar?

Department of the Treasury calls cyberattack a ‘major incident’, accuses China-backed hackers.

Al Jazeera · Jan 1, 2025

US Treasury declares ‘major incident’ after apparent state-sponsored Chinese hack

Documents reportedly stolen in security breach targeting the US Treasury Department.

TechRadar · Dec 31, 2024

US Treasury Says Was Targeted By China State-sponsored Cyberattack

The US Treasury Department said Monday that a China state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach resulting in access to some of its workstations, according to a letter to Congress.

International Business Times · Dec 30, 2024