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March 9, 2017: Kingpin License 4 is now 4F
On Thursday, OFAC replaced the General License 4E with 4F for the Counter Narcotics sanctions program. This is the one that permits transactions with the tenants of two properties of sanctions targets...
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March 10, 2017: UN, DFAT remove 1 entity from Iraq sanctions
On Friday, Australian officials removed the following: IQe.083 Name: NATIONAL CHEMICAL AND PLASTIC COMPANY A.k.a.: na F.k.a.: na Address: P.O. Box 2302 Jadrip, Baghdad, Iraq Listed on: 26 Apr. 2004...
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OFAC Enforcement Action: United Medical Instruments Settles for $515,400
The firm made 56 alleged violations of the OFAC Iranian sanctions when they shipped medical imaging equipment valued just under $2.5MM to a company in the UAE, knowing (or should have known) that the...
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March 13, 2017:: EU Extends Ukraine-Related Sanctions again
EU prolongs sanctions over actions against Ukraine’s territorial integrity until 15 September 2017 Council of the EU 13/03/2017 | 13:35 On 13 March 2017, the Council prolonged the restrictive...
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OFAC Sanctions Prominent Al-Nusrah Front and Al-Qaida Facilitator
From this press release: Treasury Sanctions Prominent Al-Nusrah Front and Al-Qa’ida Facilitator 3/14/2017 Action Targets Kuwait-based Terrorist Financier WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the...
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March 10, 2017: HK SFC AML/CTF Circular
On March 10, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a AML/CTF Circular. This Circular included updates by the United Nations ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee...
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March 15, 2016: EU, HMT remove another Iraq sanctions listing
On Wednesday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) implemented Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/441 by removing the following entity from its Iraq sanctions program: NATIONAL CHEMICAL AND...
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NOTICE: Removal of HK SFC Investor Alert posts
To my readers: The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has informed me that they do not publicize removals from their Investor Alert list: In the rare event that an entity is removed from...
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HK SFC fines firm HKD 2.6MM for AML failures
SFC reprimands and fines Zhongtai International Securities Limited $2.6 million for non-compliance with anti-money laundering regulatory requirements 14 Mar 2017 The Securities and Futures Commission...
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March 17, 2017: OFAC adds 2 to counter terror list
On Friday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following two individuals: HASAN YUSUF, Ahmad (a.k.a. HASSAN NASIR AL ZUBAYDI, Sajjad; a.k.a. “ABU-MARYAM”), Iran; DOB 17 Mar 1986;...
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March 17/20, 2017: UN, OSFI , DFAT remove 1 from terror list
Last Friday, Canadian regulators removed the following individual: QDi.233 Name: 1: FAHD 2: MUHAMMAD 3: ‘ABD AL-‘AZIZ 4: AL-KHASHIBANName (original script): فهد محمد عبد العزيز الخشيبانTitle: na...
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March 20, 2017: EU sanctions 4 for Syrian chemical weapons use
Use of chemical weapons in Syria: EU imposes sanctions against 4 high-ranking military officials Council of the EU 20/03/2017 | 14:20 On 20 March 2017, the Council added 4 high-ranking military...
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March 21, 2017: HMT adds 4 to Syria sanctions
Yesterday, Her Majesty’s Treasury implemented Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/480 by adding the following 4 persons: BALLUL Ahmad DOB: 10/10/1954. a.k.a: (1) BALLUL, Ahmad, Muhammad (2)...
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March 20, 2017: SECO delists one under terror program
On Monday, Swiss authorities removed the following person: SSID: 10-14368 Foreign identifier: QI.A.233.07. Name: Fahd Muhammad ‘Abd Al-‘Aziz Al- Khashiban DOB: 16 Oct 1966 POB: Oneiza, Saudi Arabia...
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March 22, 2017: UN, OSFI update 2 terror listings
Yesterday, Canadian officials implemented the changes to the following individual listings: QDi.029 Name: 1: RI’AD RAED 2: MUHAMMAD HASAN 3: MUHAMMAD 4: HIJAZIName (original script): رياض رائد محمد...
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HKMA: Fraudulent DBS Bank Website
Press Releases Fraudulent website related to DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by DBS Bank (Hong...
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March 24, 2017: UN, DFAT modify 1 terrorism listing
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March 23, 2017: SECO amends two terror listings
Last Thurday, Swiss officials modified the following two listings made under the Al-Qaida/bin Laden/Taliban counter terrorism sanctions program: SSID: 10-15747 Foreign identifier: QI.H.29.01. Name:...
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March 23, 2017: SECO delists 2, changes a lot of Ukraine-related listings
On Thursday, Swiss officials removed the following 2 listings from their Ukraine-related sanctions: SSID: 175-29296 Name: Tsypkalov Gennadiy Nikolaiovych Spelling variant: a) Цыпкалов Геннадий...
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March 23, 2017: EU, HMT amend Libya sanctions listings
On Thursday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) implemented Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/489 by amending the following 3 individual Libya sanctions listings: QADHAFI Hannibal Muammar DOB:...
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