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More on Abu Mohammed al-Adnani from US State Department
August 18th's designation of al-Adnani by OFAC also resulted in background info from the State Department: The Department of State has designated Abu Mohammed al-Adnani as a Specially Designated Global...
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August 27, 2014: OFAC adds to drug trafficking, terrorism sanctions lists
On Wednesday, OFAC added the following person to the SDN List under its Kingpin Act anti-narcotic sanctions program: QUINTERO NAVIDAD, Sajid Emilio (a.k.a. QUINTERO NAVIDAD, Sagid; a.k.a. “EL...
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Labor Day Weekend apparently literal: big OFAC update!
Just now, OFAC just made a raft of changes to the Specially-Designated Nationals (SDN) List. The changes are to the Iran (including Executive Order 13645, which blocks trade in the Iranian currency,...
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And the State Department explains it all…
The US State Department also issued a statement about today's large OFAC update: Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC August 29, 2014 The Administration imposed sanctions today on a...
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August 29, 2014: HMT finally catches up to Qari Rahmat
From the UN, to the EU (via Commission Implementing Regulation No 930/2014) and finally to Her Majesty's Treasury, this new listing must be exhausted from all the travel: RAHMAT, Qari DOB: (1) –/–/1981...
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August 27, 2014: SECO updates Ukraine-related sanctions
On Wednesday, SECO added the following individuals: SSID: 175-28521 Name: Gromov Alexeyevich Alexey Spelling variant: Гро́ мов Алексе́евич Алексе́й (Russian) DOB: 31 May 1960 POB: Zagorsk, Sergiev...
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August 27, 2014: OSFI removes Wa-el Hamza Al-Fatah Julaidan from terror list
In line with the action by the UN, OSFI removed the following person from its Consolidated List last Wednesday: QI.J.79.02. Name: 1: WA'EL 2: HAMZA 3: ABD AL-FATAH 4: JULAIDAN Name (original script):...
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August 27, 2014: SECO adds 9, changes 2 Al-Qaida sanctions listings
On Wednesday, Swiss regulators add the following to their Consolidated List their Al-Qaida/Taliban/bin Laden sanctions program: SSID: 10-28473 Foreign identifier: TI.H.169.14. Name: Yahya Haqqani DOB:...
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OFAC makes an example of BB&T: Enforcement Action
BB&T made one payment to someone listed under the Sudanese sanctions and didn't report it (a downstream bank stopped the item and reported it). It was considered non-egregious, but the $25,000 base...
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OFAC Enforcement Action: Procesadora Campofresco fined $27,000
Six violations of anti-narcotics trafficking sanctions were the cause. The violations: From on or about October 9, 2009, to onor about July 21 , 2010, Campofresco made six purchases worth a total...
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September 1, 2014: Australia expands sanctions on Russia
On Monday, the Prime Minister issued a statement expanding sanctions on Russia in response to its interference in Ukraine. The statement is unequivocal in its explanation: The Government is deeply...
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This is not a toy: Vlacheslav Zhukov charged by BIS
Courtesy of Export Law Blog, a story of a Georgia man who tried to ship rifle scopes to Russia and got nabbed by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for export control violations… Seems he kind...
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September 3, 2014: HMT finally removes Wa’el Hamza Abd Al-Fatah Julaidan from...
Following the passage of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 934/2014, the following person was removed from Her Majesty's Treasury's Consolidated List: JULAIDAN, Wa'el, Hamza, Abd Al-Fatah DOB:...
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OFAC Enforcement Action: Citibank’s Lucky Number is $217,841
On Wednesday, OFAC released the settlement details for Citi’s violations of the Iranian, WMD, terrorism and Kingpin sanctions programs. Here’s what happened: Between April 2, 2009, and November 16,...
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Syrian Oil Bad, US URL OK?
The Export Law Blog notes that Pangates International was recently sanctioned by OFAC for supplying oil to Syria, but that the firm has a .com URL registered by a US domain registrar and an IP address...
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OFAC’s 50% Rule FAQ: Question 402 (the last one)
402. How does OFAC’s 50 Percent Rule apply to situations in which one or more blocked persons owned 50 percent or more of an entity, but subsequent to their designations one or more blocked persons...
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This is not a toy: Vlacheslav Zhukov charged by BIS
Courtesy of Export Law Blog, a story of a Georgia man who tried to ship rifle scopes to Russia and got nabbed by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for export control violations… Seems he kind...
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OFAC Enforcement Action: Zulutrade fined $200,000
As part of a broader settlement (the CFTC also gets a taste), Zulutrade, Inc. agreed to a civil monetary penalty of $200,000 for violations of Sudanese, Iranian and Syrian sanctions programs. Zulutrade...
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September 10, 2014: SECO adds 12 to Syrian sanctions
On Wednesday, Swiss regulators added the following 3 people: SSID: 200-28767 Name: Hashim Anwar al-Aqqad DOB: 1961 POB: Mohagirine, Syrian Arab Republic Good quality a.k.a.: a) Hashem Aqqad b) Hashem...
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September 10, 2014: OSFI updates UNAQTR listing for MOKHTAR BELMOKHTAR
On Wednesday, Canadian regulators updated the following listing, after its specification by the United Nations: QI.B.136.03. Name:1: MOKHTAR 2: BELMOKHTAR 3: na 4: naName (original script): مختار...
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