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March 30, 2015: HMT update Al-Qaida, terror, Belarus sanctions
On Monday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) modified 3 sanctions programs on its Consolidated List. First, they implemented Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/532 by adding the following...
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March 25, 2015: Aliaskhab Kebekov added to SDN List
On March 25th, OFAC added the following person to the anti-terror sanctions program: KEBEKOV, Aliaskhab (a.k.a. AD-DAGESTANI, Abu Muhammad Ali; a.k.a. AD-DAGESTANI, Sheikh Ali Abu Muhammad; a.k.a. AL...
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March 25, 2015: UN, OSFI, DFAT add one to Al-Qaida sanctions
On March 25th, Australian and Canadian regulators added the following person: QDi.351 Name: 1: ALIASKHAB 2: ALIBULATOVICH 3: KEBEKOV 4: Name (original script): Алиaсхаб Алибулатович Кебеков Title: na...
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March 25, 2015: SECO updates Al-Qaida, Libya sanctions
On March 25th, Swiss regulators updated both the Libya and Al-Qaida sanctions lists. Under the Al-Qaida program, the following 3 persons were added: SSID: 10-30767 Foreign identifier: QDi.348 Name:...
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March 25, 2015: 486 violations net PayPal a $7,658,300 fine
On March 25th, OFAC levied a Civil Monetary Penalty against PayPal for violations of the Iran, Cuba, Sudan, terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destructioin sanctions programs. These violations started in...
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In the fine print: Life for Relief and Development fined $780,000 by OFAC
Literally in a footnote to the March 25th announcement of the enforcement action against PayPal, OFAC also released enforcment information about a $780,000 penalty against Life for Relief and...
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March 26, 2015: FINTRAC issues advisory for FATF-identified countries
On March 26th, OSFI notified the public about an advisory issued by FINTRAC regarding dealings with countries with identified AML deficiencies. The notice summarized the measures firms are required to...
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Registration for OFAC Spring Symposium Open
Each year, OFAC hosts two symposium – a spring one for people new to sanctions, and a fall one for more seasoned practitioners. This year's spring one is May 11th, and you can register now if there are...
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March 31, 2015: UN, DFAT, OSFI remove Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar ‘Ali from...
On March 31, Australian and Canadian regulators followed the United Nations mandate in removing the following person: QDi.254 Name: 1: ABD AL-RAHMAN 2: MUHAMMAD 3: JAFFAR 4: ‘ALI Name (original...
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March 31, 2015: UN, OSFI, DFAT add 2 to Taliban sanctions
On March 31, Canadian and Australian regulators added the following person: TAi.173 Name: 1: ABDUL BASIR 2: NOORZAI 3: na 4: na Name (original script): عبد البصیر نورزی Title: Haji Designation: na DOB:...
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April 3, 2015: OFAC Issues updated Iran guidance
Based on the agreement on parameters for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which will replace the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) of temporary sanctions relief, if negotiations complete...
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April 3, 2015: OFAC removes Buhary Seyed Abu Tahir from NPWMD program
On April 3rd, OFAC removed the following person from the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (NPWMD) program on its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List: TAHIR, Buhary Seyed Abu; DOB...
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April 7, 2015: OSFI Adds Islamic State-Sinai Province to terror list
On April 7th, Canadian regulators published the Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a List of Entities, which adds the following terrorist group to the Canadian terror list: Islamic...
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April 6, 2015: Consolidated Sanctions List now in advanced format.
On April 6th, OFAC released the Consolidated Sanctions List (the 5 non-SDN lists – Palestinian Leadership Council List, Part 561 List, Iran Sanctions Act List, Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, Sectoral...
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April 6, 2015: OFAC removes 6, updates 1 on terror list
On April 6th, OFAC removed the following 6 entity listings from the counter-terrorism sanctions program: AFGHAN SUPPORT COMMITTEE (a.k.a. AHYA UL TURAS; a.k.a. JAMIAT AYAT-UR-RHAS AL ISLAMIA; a.k.a....
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April 8, 2015: UN, DFAT, OSFI adds Maulana Fazlullah to Al-Qaida sanctions
On April 8th, Australian regulators added the following person to its Consolidated List, under its Al-Qaida sanctions program, following the change made by the United Nations: QDi.352 Name: 1: MAULANA...
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April 8, 2015: OFAC adds 4 to SDN Kingpins
On April 8th, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following 2 persons: GONZALEZ VALENCIA, Abigael (a.k.a. GOMEZ FLORES, Luis Angel; a.k.a. GONZALEZ VALENCIA, Abigail; a.k.a. GONZALEZ...
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April 13, 2015: OFAC issues Syrian General License for publishing activities
On April 13th, OFAC issued a broad General License for the Syrian sanctions program, authorizing all transactions for the publication and marketing of “manuscripts, books, journals, and newspapers in...
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April 9, 2015: HMT hits Iran sanctions with double-whammy
On April 9th, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) updated both the Iran (Human Rights) and the Iran (Nuclear Proliferation) sanctions on their Consolidated List. Under the Human Rights sanctions program, HMT...
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April 14, 2015: 2 new Yemen-related OFAC Listings
On April 14th, OFAC added the following 2 persons to the SDN List under their Yemen-related sanctions program: AL HOUTHI, Abdul Malik (a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdel-Malek; a.k.a. AL-HOUTHI, Abdel-Malik;...
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