http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/politics/russian-mob-syria-chemical-weapons/index.html

Money stolen by Russian mob linked to man sanctioned for supporting Syria's chemical weapons program
By Michael Weiss, CNN Investigates
Updated 7:14 PM ET, Fri June 16, 2017

An investment group that U.S. authorities say is run by Russian mobsters and linked to the Russian government sent at least $900,000 to a company owned by a businessman tied to Syria's chemical weapons program, according to financial documents obtained by CNN.

According to a contract and bank records from late 2007 and early 2008, a company tied to a state-backed Russian mafia group, according to U.S. officials, agreed to pay more than $3 million to a company called Balec Trading Ventures, Ltd — supposedly for high-end "furniture."