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His name first appeared in the media in 2013, when, together with Zvonko Veselinović, he was accused of aiding and abetting abuse, while Goran Makragić and Ivan Stamenović were charged in the same public lawsuit for abuse of public position, ''[[Večernje novosti]]'' reported at the time. The indictment alleges that four defendants dug gravel on the [[Dimitrovgrad, Serbia|Dimitrovgrad]]-[[Pirot]] section, which is part of Corridor 10, "without proper consent of the [[Ministry of Mining and Energy (Serbia)|Ministry of Mining and Natural Resources]], and without paying compensation to local authorities, and delivered it to builders on the route of the new road."<ref name=":0" />
According to the [[Balkan Investigative Reporting Network]] (BIRN), Radoičić, together with his godfather, as he calls him in his statements, Zvonko Veselinović, was accused in 2012 of persuading Dragan Đuričić, who was the responsible person of the Euro cop company to keep 32 trucks after the lease expired and hand them over to them. Both were acquitted in 2015, while Đuričić was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. The main reason why Radoicic was released is that he was in custody from September 2009 to February 2011, but the verdict does not state what he was accused of.<ref name=":0" /> He is a representative of [[FK Trepča]].<ref name=":0" /> In 2019 Veselinović and Radoičić were acquitted of charges of illegal gravel excavation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KRIK: Veselinović i Radoičić oslobođeni optužbi za nelegalno iskopavanje šljunka|url=http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a497446/KRIK-Veselinovic-oslobodjen-optuzbi-za-nelegalno-iskopavanje-sljunka.html|access-date=2020-08-09|website=N1 Srbija|language=sr-Latn}}</ref>
In 2021, a corruption scandal involving the [[Brezovica ski resort]] emerged, whereby municipal officials received large bribes in exchange for turning a blind eye to the construction of hotels and villas within an officially protected zone of the resort. Radoičić was implicated in the Brezovica case after he allegedly attempted to bribe the whistleblower for withdraw of his testimony.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gashi |first1=Kreshnik |last2=Mustafa |first2=Behar |title=In a Kosovo Mountain Resort, Villas, Bribes and a Big-Name Scandal |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/18/in-a-kosovo-mountain-resort-villas-bribes-and-a-big-name-scandal/ |work=Balkan Insight |date=18 September 2023}}</ref>
=== Political career ===
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Radoičić and Goran Rakić participated in the meeting with President Vučić and Kosovo Serbs in Belgrade on 22 November 2018. A day later, the Kosovan police special unit ROSU arrested four people in the North Kosovo on 23 November in connection with the murder of [[Oliver Ivanović|Ivanović]].<ref name=":0" /> Prime Minister of Kosovo, [[Ramush Haradinaj]] confirmed that Radoičić was one of the people suspected of the assassination of Ivanović. Radoičić said that he does not plan to give himself up because Kosovan police wants to murder him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Radoičić neće da se preda, analitičari kažu - nije ni tražen|url=http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a438737/Radoicic-nece-da-se-preda-analiticari-kazu-nije-ni-trazen.html|access-date=2020-08-09|website=N1 Srbija|language=sr-Latn}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
On 26 November 2018, President Vučić told [[Radio Television of Serbia|RTS]] that Radoičić certainly did not kill Ivanović and that he "did not participate in the organization, logistics, incitement" to murder. He added that Radoicic "was always the first to defend [[North Mitrovica]]".<ref name=":0" /> In July 2019, Kosovo prosecutor Sulj Hoxha stated that an international arrest warrant had been issued for Radoicic and pointed out that he was suspected of helping and organizing the group for the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, but also of being suspected of organized crime and drug trafficking.<ref>{{Cite web|last=KoSSev|first=Piše|title=Prištinski mediji: Izdat međunarodni nalog za hapšenje Milana Radoičića|url=https://www.danas.rs/drustvo/pristinski-mediji-izdat-medjunarodni-nalog-za-hapsenje-milana-radoicica/|access-date=2020-08-09|website=Dnevni list Danas|language=sr-RS}}</ref> In March 2021, the warrant for his arrest was revoked.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Isufi |first1=Perparim |last2=Fana |first2=Valon |title=Powerful Serb Returns to Kosovo After Arrest Warrant Revoked |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2021/03/12/powerful-serb-returns-to-kosovo-after-arrest-warrant-revoked/ |work=Balkan Insight |date=12 March 2021}}</ref>
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=== Sanctions ===
On 8 December 2021, the [[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury]] added Radoičić to its [[Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List|Specially Designated Nationals]] (SDN) list. Individuals on the list have their assets blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Global Magnitsky Designations|url=https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20211208|access-date=2021-12-10|website=U.S. Department of the Treasury|language=en}}</ref> Zvonko Veselinović, his brother Žarko, Milan Radoičić and two others were described as belonging to corrupt networks connected to transnational organized crime, involved in the bribing of Kosovo and Serbian security officials to allow the smuggling of goods, drug money and weaponry.<ref>{{cite web |title=The USA designated Veselinović and Radoičić as leaders of an organized criminal group |url=https://en.vijesti.me/world-a/balkan/579744/now-designated-a-veselinovica-and-a-worker-for-the-leader-of-an-organized-criminal-group |website=vijesti.me |date=8 December 2021}}</ref>
On 9 December 2022 the United Kingdom HM Treasury imposed sanctions, considering Radoičić an involved person under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations, involved in serious corruption.<ref>{{cite web |title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1177565/Global_Anti-Corruption.pdf |date=10 August 2023}}</ref>
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