EU consolidated financial sanctions list
John Mark DOUGAN
- Name
- John Mark DOUGAN
- EU reference
- EU.13912.46
- UN reference
- not on file
- Type
- person
- Programme
- RUSDA
- Regulation
- 2025/2568 (OJ L202502568)
- Published
- 2025-12-15
- In force
- 2025-12-15
- Designated
- 2025-12-15
- Function
- John Dougan is a former Florida deputy sheriff who fled to Russia in 2016. He is publicly accused of participating in pro-Kremlin digital information operations from Moscow by operating the CopyCop network of fake news websites and supporting Storm-1516 activities. The inauthentic websites mimic legitimate media outlets and spread fabricated stories and AI-generated deepfake content. Reports from Western authorities and independent investigative sources link Dougan’s activities to Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU) and the Moscow-based think tank the Center for Geopolitical Expertise, suggesting he receives Russian support and direction to influence elections, discredit political figures and manipulate public discourse in Western countries.
- Title
- former Florida deputy sheriff
- Address city
- not on file
- Address country
- not on file
- Citizenship
- not on file
- Remark
- (Date of UN designation: 2025-12-15)
- Official Journal
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202502568
Where this comes from
- Register
- EU consolidated financial sanctions list
- Publisher
- European Commission, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
- File
- content
- sha256
- ba8fbd1b114e
- Size
- 25189030 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-22
- Read
- 2026-10-04T08:41:33.666Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-05
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Cite as
EU consolidated financial sanctions list (European Commission, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union), content, sha256 ba8fbd1b114e, published 2026-09-22