Editing M.A.N. Agency (section)

=== Expansion & Coercive Influence (1992–1994) ===
In the years following the Redmond Initiative, the '''M.A.N. Agency''' accelerated its expansion beyond San Andreas, quietly extending its reach '''abroad''', including into the newly formed '''Russian Federation'''. While post-Soviet institutions were still unstable, the Agency identified opportunity in uncertainty.

Through financial intermediaries and offshore structures, the Network established contacts within Russian political and economic circles. Among these contacts was '''Grigory Venkov''', a Kremlin-adjacent financier and fixer whose access to state-linked capital and emerging oligarchic structures made him a valuable foreign node. Venkov served as a conduit—facilitating capital movement, shielding transactions, and aligning Russian interests with M.A.N.-controlled markets in the West.

Simultaneously, the Agency consolidated its grip across '''San Andreas''', embedding itself into logistics corridors, financial institutions, and criminal supply chains. Rather than competing with existing groups, the M.A.N. Agency imposed a quiet ultimatum: '''cooperation or erasure'''.

Smaller criminal organizations were approached indirectly and asked for ''tribute''—not in the form of loyalty or branding, but access fees, laundering channels, or silence. Most complied, never fully understanding what they had become entangled with. Those who refused were not publicly attacked. Instead, they were dismantled through sudden arrests, financial collapse, internal betrayal, or unexplained disappearances. The lesson spread quickly, even if the source remained unnamed.