U.S. blacklists DRC businessman linked to graft
THE United States has imposed sanctions on a Democratic Republic of Congo national accused of providing support to Israeli investor Dan Gertler in action aimed at targeting corruption linked to the mining magnate blacklisted by the United States. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement it designated Alain Mukonda, accusing him of making payments into proxy bank accounts for Gertler following his designation in 2017. The Treasury said Mukonda made cash deposits totalling between $11 million and $13.5 million into accounts of companies he incorporated that ultimately belong to Gertler's family. The Treasury also blacklisted 12 companies linked to…