EU, OFSI update Thomas Lubanga DRC listing
UK regulators today updated the following Democratic Republic of the Congo sanctions individual listing: LUBANGA, Thomas POB: Ituri, DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo Nationality: Congolese...
View ArticleEU, OFSI add 36 to Belarus sanctions
As per Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2129, UK regulators added the following people: 1. AZIEI, Aleh Heorhievich DOB: 01/01/1979. POB: Minsk Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus) a.k.a:...
View ArticleSECO removed Rafidain Bank from Iraq sanctions
On Friday, Swiss authorities removed: SSID: 70-1942 Name: Rafidain Bank Good quality a.k.a.: Al-Rafidain Bank Address: Rashid Street, Baghdad, Iraq Justification: General purpose bank Modifications:...
View ArticleOFAC closes out the week with 3 new Venezuela designations
Friday afternoon, OFAC sanctioned the following 2 persons: MACHADO REQUENA, Marcos Javier, Caracas, Venezuela; DOB 18 Jun 1981; POB Venezuela; nationality Venezuela; Gender Male; Cedula No. V-15334084...
View ArticleOFAC adds to Cuba and Nicaragua sanctions
Today, OFAC added the following persons: AGUILAR GARCIA, Marvin Ramiro, Altos de Motastepe Casa No 430, Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 10 Jan 1957; POB Chontales, Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; Gender...
View ArticleState Department Statement on OFAC Cuba designations
Additions of Cuban Military-Owned Companies to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 21, 2020 Share Today, the...
View ArticleHo Ho Ho… pre-holiday read from OFSI
Prepare for the end of the transition period There are 10 days to go until the end of the Brexit transition period. Russia: other financial restrictions Please be aware the persons subject to...
View ArticleOFAC Syria (& related) designations & updates, and new FAQs
Today, OFAC added the following persons: AL-KINAYEH, Lina Mohammed Nazir (Arabic: لينا محمد نذير الكناية) (a.k.a. AL-CANAIYA, Leena Muhammad Nathir; a.k.a. AL-KINAYA, Lina Muhammed Nazir; a.k.a....
View ArticleSECO removes 1, amends a bunch of Democratic Republic of the Congo sanctions...
Swiss officials today removed: SSID: 100-38132 Name: Kahimbi Delphin Sex: M DOB: a) 15 Jan 1969 b) 15 Jul 1969 POB: Kiniezire / Goma, Congo DR Good quality a.k.a.: a) Delphin Kahimbi Kasagwe b)...
View ArticleUN, DFAT remove Rafidain Bank Iraq sanctions listing
Today, Australian officials removed: IQe.003 Name: RAFIDAIN BANK A.k.a.: AL-RAFIDAIN BANK F.k.a.: na Address: Rashid Street, Baghdad, Iraq Listed on: 21 Nov. 2003 Other information: Activity: General...
View ArticleOFAC’s Belarus program gets more folks, Iraq loses some
Today, OFAC added the following person: KAZAKEVICH, Henadz Arkadzievich (Cyrillic: КАЗАКЕВIЧ, Генадзь Аркадзьевiч) (a.k.a. KAZAKEVICH, Genadz Arkadzievich; a.k.a. KAZAKEVICH, Gennadi; a.k.a....
View ArticleLicense to…? Venezuela and Ukraine-related General License updates
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing General License 5F, “Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020 8.5 Percent...
View ArticleEU. OFSI remove Rafidain Bank from Iraq sanctions
UK regulators have removed: RAFIDAIN BANK a.k.a: Al-Rafidain Bank Address: Rashid Street, Baghdad, Iraq. Other Information: State owned bank. Branches abroad in the United Kingdom, Jordan, United Arab...
View ArticleIf you care about Conflict Minerals…
You might want to take a gander at the list of Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (CAHRAs) under Regulation (EU) 2017/821. Areas, mind you… not cities. So, you’d still have to map one to the other....
View ArticleYou CAN get there from here…
HM Treasury Office of FinancialSanctions ImplementationHM Treasury Guidance Bridging Document Updated 18 December 2020 On 31 December 2020 at 11:00pm the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office...
View ArticleDecember 28, 2020: OFAC publishes enhanced Chinese Military Companies list,...
Yesterday, OFAC published the designations made in Executive Order 13959, and subsequently by the Department of Defense in both PDF and CSV forms. They’ve named this “Non-SDN Communist Chinese...
View ArticleDFAT says someone’s impersonating them…
Email Scam 16 December 2020 Category Corporate DFAT is aware of an email scam purporting to be from the DFAT Secretary, Frances Adamson. The email is being distributed from the address:...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent Citibank website and phishing email
24 Dec 2020 Fraudulent website and phishing email related to Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by...
View ArticleOFAC sanctions 2 involved in Citgo 6 sentencing
Today, OFAC sanctioned the following persons under the Venezuela-related program: CORNIELLES RUIZ, Lorena Carolina, Coche Miguel Otero Silva Vereda 80, Casa 3, Caracas, Venezuela; DOB 03 Jul 1988;...
View ArticleEverything must go! OFAC Enforcement Action against BitGo, Inc. – $98,830
We started the year with a tiny $12,150 settlement with Park Strategies, LLC and end with this… 183 apparent violations of the Crimea (E.O. 13685) part of the Ukraine/Russia-related sanctions, as well...
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