State Department Statement on yesterday’s OFAC Designations
Imposing Sanctions on Two Burmese State-Owned Enterprises PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 21, 2021 Share The Burmese military regime continues to ignore the will of the...
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08 Apr 2021 Website Alert – Fraudulent website related to The Bank of East Asia, Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by The...
View ArticleMAS Penalizes Bank J. Safra Sarasin SGD $1 million for AML/CFT failures
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View ArticleOFAC knocks down more Kingpins
Today, OFAC removed the following counter narcotics trafficking sanctions designations: CARO ELENES, Hector Rafael (a.k.a. CARO HELENES, Hector Rafael), Callejon del Serrano 4361, Guadalajara,...
View ArticleHKMA Instant Message Alert: Citibank phishing instant messages
08 Apr 2021 Instant Message Alert – Phishing instant messages related to Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release...
View ArticleOFAC adds 2 to Global Magnitsky sanctions for corruption
Today, OFAC added the following persons to the SDN List under its Global Magnitsky anti-corruption/human rights program: ALEJOS CAMBARA, Gustavo Adolfo (a.k.a. ALEJOS CAMBARA, Gustavo), Guatemala; DOB...
View ArticleUK makes new Global Anti-Corruption sanctions program, adds 22 listings, and...
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View ArticleHKMA Instant Message Alert: Citibank phishing instant messages
08 Apr 2021 Instant Message Alert – Phishing instant messages related to Citibank, N.A. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by...
View ArticleOFAC updates Somalia Sanctions Regulations
04/27/2021 OFAC has amended and reissued in their entirety the Somalia Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 551. This final rule replaces the regulations that were published in abbreviated form on...
View ArticleHKMA Website Alert: Fraudulent OCBC Wing Hang Bank website
12 Apr 2021 Website Alert – Fraudulent website related to OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by OCBC...
View ArticleSECO delists 1, amends 29 on Iran sanctions list
Today, Swiss officials removed the following person: SSID: 80-13141 Foreign identifier: 16. Name: Haddad HassanSex: M Good quality a.k.a.: Zareh Dehnavi HassanJustification: Former Deputy Safety...
View ArticleSearching for Executive Order 14024?
It’s not where I thought it would be – under the Ukraine/Russia-related sanctions program. They made a new “Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions” program. It’s a bit of a head-scratcher – why...
View ArticleOne more year for EU’s Burma sanctions
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View ArticleHKMA Alert: Suspicious Nanyang Commercial Bank website and phishing instant...
12 Apr 2021 Website and Instant Message Alert – Suspicious website and phishing instant messages related to Nanyang Commercial Bank, Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert...
View ArticleUK adds Myanmar sanctions program – and puts 23 on the list
Today, the UK replaced its Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 with a new Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 – and OFSI added the following persons: 1. AUNG, AungTitle: Brigadier General...
View ArticleOFAC picks up some pocket change from 2 big names…
Settlement Agreements between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., and SAP SE Release date 04/29/2021 The U.S. Department of the...
View ArticleIs OFAC’s budget a bit tight?
The settlement with MoneyGram isn’t an even dollar amount – $34,328.78. I’ve been reporting on enforcement actions for years and years now (going back to at least 2014), and I can’t recall any other...
View ArticleHM Treasury amends counter terrorism general license
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View ArticleOFSI amends 2 Libya designations
Today, UK regulators have amended the following 2 individual listings: 1. AL-MILAD, Abd Al-RahmanDOB: 27/07/1986 POB: Tripoli, Libya a.k.a: (1) AL-BIJA (2) MILAD, Rahman, Salim (3) MILAD, Abdurahman,...
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