Ylli Ndroqi
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Profile
Albanian media owner. The US Treasury press release of 11 April 2022 describes him as a media owner whose assets the Albanian government seized in 2020 and 2021, and says he used outlets he controlled to extort Albanians and facilitated bribes for a business seeking to operate in Albania (as summarised by bne IntelliNews in secondary reports). He was designated under Executive Order 14033 on that date. No 2025-2026 US action against him was found.
Legal status
Status unknown
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What this means: The research does not establish this person's legal status.
Response from Ylli Ndroqi
Exit.al headline seen in secondary reports: 'Albanian Media Owner Sanctioned by US Vows to Fight Designation'. Headline only, article not reviewed: not confirmed in the original source.
Related cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 11 Apr 2022
US Treasury designation of Ylli Ndroqi and Aqif Rakipi under E.O. 14033 (April 2022)
On 11 April 2022 the US Treasury designated Albanian media owner Ylli Ndroqi and former Elbasan MP Aqif Rakipi under Executive Order 14033 (Western Balkans corruption and destabilising behaviour), in…
Status: US designation in force as of the 2022 announcement; later status not verified
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Hypotheses
Possible explanations that connect this record with other findings. They are not findings; each lists the evidence for and against.
- Source label: Unverified
US sanctions on Albanian political and media figures share one framework with the Berisha designation
The US designated Ndroqi and Rakipi in 2022 under E.O. 14033, the same Western Balkans framework expanded in 2021 and amended in 2025, and it designated Sali Berisha under Section 7031(c) in 2021. Taken together, the US actions name opposition-linked and media figures rather than only the governing party. If that pattern holds, the US record is weighted in a way that an analysis of Albanian politics should account for before drawing conclusions about the government.
Evidence for
- US Treasury 11 Apr 2022 named two Albanians under E.O. 14033 (verified on the press release).
- Berisha was designated under Section 7031(c) on 19 May 2021 (dataset case-us-7031c-berisha).
- Rakipi, a former MP, and Ndroqi, a media owner, are both figures with connections to Albanian politics and media.
Evidence against
- The 2022 action also designated figures from Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Montenegro, so it is not Albania-specific.
- No Albania-specific US designation in 2025 or 2026 was confirmed, so the 'pattern' rests on two dated actions.
- The Treasury press release does not tie either designee to a party or to the then-government.
- Ndroqi's and Berisha's responses (Berisha denied the claims) have not been fully examined.
Connections
Open the map →- Investigation→US Treasury designation of Ylli Ndroqi and Aqif Rakipi under E.O. 14033 (April 2022)Source label: Officially reported
Designated under E.O. 14033
Evidence: US Treasury press release jy0712, 11 Apr 2022.
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US Treasury designates Ylli Ndroqi and Aqif Rakipi under E.O. 14033
Treasury press release naming two Albanians among Western Balkans designations. Official US allegations, not court findings.
Linked: US Treasury designation of Ylli Ndroqi and Aqif Rakipi under E.O. 14033 (April 2022) · Ylli Ndroqi · Aqif Rakipi
Sources for this record
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Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- US Department of the Treasury
- Date
- 11 Apr 2022