November 12, 2014: OFAC removes 8 Kingpins, changes 2
On November 12, OFAC removed the following 5 individuals and 3 entities: GOMEZ RUA, Adolfo Leon, c/o COMERCIALIZADORA AUTOMOTORA MATECANA LTDA., Pereira, Colombia; c/o DIGITAL COMUNICATIONS SERVICE...
View ArticleBTMU fined – again – by NY DFS
This fine of $315 million is on top of the $250 million previously agreed to, and is a result of BTMU (Bank Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Group) pressuring Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) to remove elements from...
View ArticleNovember 19, 2014: Australia renews 5 UN terror listings
On Wednesday, Australia’s Foreign Minister renewed the designation of the following 5 persons: Manssor Arbabsiar Abdul Reza Shahlai Ali Gholam Shakuri Hamed Abdollahi Qasem Soleimani for another 3...
View ArticleNovember 13, 2014: DFAT adds 2 Aussies to Consolidated List
On November 13, the following 2 persons were added to Australia’s Consolidated List by the Minister of Foreign Affairs under Part 4 of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945: Primary Name: Mohamed...
View ArticleNovember 13, 2014: EU, HMT add 3, change 4 Iranian sanctions listings
On November 13, Her Majesty’s Treasury added the following person: ZANJANI, Babak DOB: 12/03/1971. Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. He has provided support for the financing of transactions in...
View ArticleNovember 19, 2014: Sultan Muhammad removed from TAFA sanctions
On Wednesday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) revoked the Final Designation of the following person: MUHAMMAD, Sultan DOB: (1) 24/09/1984. (2) 29/09/1984. a.k.a: MOHAMMED, Sultan Address: Bradford,...
View ArticleNovember 19, 2014: OFAC adds to Kingpin Act sanctions list
On Wednesday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following persons: ARREDONDO ORTIZ, Carlos Arturo (a.k.a. “MATEO”); DOB 22 Nov 1966; POB Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia; citizen...
View ArticleNovember 21, 2014: HMT renews Bilal Talal Abdul Samad Abdullah under TAFA
On Friday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) renewed the Final Designation of the following person: 1. ABDULLAH, Bilal, Talal, Abdul, Samad DOB: (1) 24/08/1979. (2) 27/08/1979. a.k.a: ABDULLA, Bilal...
View ArticleNovember 18, 2014: Australia telegraphs its upcoming punch
On Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) submitted the following proposed changes to the sanctions against Russia for comment: Restrictions on the supply, sale or transfer of...
View ArticleOFAC Enforcement Action: ESCO pays $2,057,540 to OFAC for Cuban Sanctions...
ESCO Corporation, an Oregon company, settled allegations that it violated Cuban sanctions regulations between November 2007 and June 2011 when its subsidiary purchased products with nickel of Cuban...
View ArticleIranian Sanctions Relief extended
Originally, sanctions relief under the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) was supposed to expire on Monday, November 24, but has now been extended to June 30, 2015. Here are the press releases from the EU...
View ArticleUN Narrative Summary for Ali Abdullah Saleh
The United Nations 2140 committee, when it designates a terrorist for asset freezes and travel bans, includes a narrative of why that person or entity is being designated. This person was designated on...
View ArticleNovember 25, 2014: OSFI, DFAT implement UN changes to Al-Qaida sanctions lists
On Tuesday, Canadian and Australian regulators added the following 2 entities: QE.A.145.14. Name: ANSAR AL CHARIA DERNA Name (original script): أنصار الشريعة – درنة A.k.a.: a) Ansar al-Charia Derna b)...
View ArticleNovember 28, 2014: SECO updates 3 Central African Republic sanctions listings
Last Friday, Swiss regulators updated the sanctions listings for the following 3 individuals sanctioned under the Central African Republic program: SSID: 300-27651 Name: Bozizé François...
View ArticleNovember 28, 2014: SECO removes 27 from Belarus sanctions
On Friday, Swiss regulators removed 23 persons and 4 entities from its Belarus sanctions program. For sake of brevity, see the files below for the full list. The Watchlist page has been updated. Links:...
View ArticleNovember 28, 2014: SECO adds 2, removes one from Osama bin...
On Friday, Swiss regulators added the following 2 entities to its anti-terror sanctions: SSID: 10-29576 Foreign identifier: QE.A.145.14. Name: Ansar al Charia Derna Good quality a.k.a.: a) Ansar...
View ArticleDecember 1, 2014: Yay, us! Aseel Muthana comes of age…
On Monday, Her Majesty's Treasury updated a prior Notice designating the following person under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing Act 2010 (TAFA): 1. MUTHANA, Aseel DOB: 22/11/1996 Nationality: British...
View ArticleOFAC’s 2Q 2014 TSRA Licensing Report Now Available
The report covers licensing activities from January through March 2014 under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, aka TSRA. Under TSRA, there are procedures for licensing...
View ArticleDecember 3, 2014: EU, HMT add 2 new entities to Al-Qaida sanctions
On Wednesday, Her Majesty's Treasury implemented the additions to its Al-Qaida sanctions program specified in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273 by adding the following 2 entities to its...
View ArticleDecember 3, 2014: EU, HMT add 18 to Ukraine-related sanctions
In line with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1270/2014, on Wednesday, Her Majesty’s Treasury added the followin 13 individuals: 1. AIRAPETYAN, Larisa a.k.a: (1) AIRAPETYAN, Larysa (2)...
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