Treasury veteran appointed to lead financial crimes unit amid focus on sanctions, money laundering

Andrea Gacki, a key architect of Russia sanctions, has been named head of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Gacki led Treasury's sanctions office since 2019 and helped design the sanctions strategy on Russia.
Her appointment comes as FinCEN oversees efforts against cybercrime, money laundering and sanctions evasion.
Gacki's experience is seen as valuable as the U.S. targets sanctions evasion.
The exact date when Gacki will assume the new role was not provided.