With a program termination, you also get removals…
Forgot to list these… obviously, OFAC removed all the Burundi sanctions listings: NDAYIRUKIYE, Cyrille; DOB 08 Jul 1954; POB Kiganda, Burundi; nationality Burundi; Gender Male; Passport DP0001029...
View ArticleAnd OFAC also sanctions a Houthi military officer…
OFAC added the following person: ALSHAER, Saleh Mesfer (a.k.a. AL-SHAER, Saleh; a.k.a. ALSHAER, Saleh Mesfer Saleh; a.k.a. AL-SHAER, Salih Misfer; a.k.a. "ABU YASSER"), Sana'a, Yemen; DOB 1965; alt....
View ArticleOFAC tweaks the terrorist list, plus updates some Syrian listings
Today. OFAC added the following persons: AZAM, Sultan Aziz, Afghanistan; DOB 1985; POB Afghanistan; nationality Afghanistan; Gender Male (individual) [SDGT].GHAFARI, Sanaullah (a.k.a. AL-MUHAJIR,...
View ArticleState Department Press Release on Friday’s Yemen designation
Designation of Houthi Official in Yemen PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE NOVEMBER 19, 2021Share The United States has designated Saleh Mesfer Alshaer, commander of the...
View ArticleAs promised by State… OFAC makes PEESA designations
As announced in yesterday’s press release from the State Department, today OFAC has designated the following entity: TRANSADRIA LTD, Evagora Pallikaridi, 11, Argaka, Paphos 8873, Cyprus (Greek:...
View ArticleOFAC updates two programs: amendments to Syria Sanctions Regulations & its...
Publication of Amended Syria Sanctions Regulations and Related Frequently Asked Questions; Issuance of Venezuela-related General License 8I Release date. 11/24/2021 The Department of the Treasury’s...
View ArticleI knew I forgot something before the holiday… Treasury’s press release about...
PRESS RELEASES U.S. Treasury Expands Syria Nongovernmental Organizations General License November 24, 2021 Amends Syria Sanctions Regulations and Issues Two New FAQs WASHINGTON — Today, the...
View ArticleUS meeting with Taliban
U.S. Delegation Meeting with Taliban Representatives READOUT OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 30, 2021Share The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: On November 29 and 30, Special...
View ArticleYesterday’s OFAC Update to counter-terrorism, narcotics trafficking and...
Yesterday (I was in transit back from my sister’s Senate confirmation hearing to be FCC Commissioner – sorry (not sorry!)), OFAC added the following persons: ESPANA CAICEDO, Euclides (a.k.a. HENAO...
View ArticleOFAC’s Belarus changes: a new Directive, a GL, lots of FAQs, and...
Oh, where to start? First, Directive 1, which prohibits dealing in longer-term debt (>90 days) by the Ministry of Finance and the Development Bank – as of today. It explicitly notes that everything...
View ArticleDecember 6, 2021: OFAC Global Magnitsky Designations & updates related to Dan...
Yesterday, OFAC added the following person: MUKONDA MAYANDU, Alain, Kivu 32 BIS, Salongo, Kintambo, Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the; DOB 09 Feb 1976; nationality Congo,...
View ArticleToday at OFAC: Global Magnitsky, Iran (including CAATSA-Iran), Syria
Today, OFAC designated the following people: AZAMI, Seyed Reza Mousavi (Arabic: سید رضا موسوی اعظمی), Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender...
View ArticleMore corruption? More OFAC!
Today, OFAC added the following persons: BOJIC, Andrija Zheljko, Kosovo; DOB 02 Mar 1993; Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG] (Linked To: VESELINOVIC, Zvonko). BOJIC, Zeljko (a.k.a. BOJIC, Zeljko...
View ArticleEven the Average Joe has to follow OFAC’s rules…
12/08/2021 The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $133,860 settlement with a natural U.S. person (“U.S. Person-1”). U.S. Person-1, who at the...
View ArticleOFAC celebrates Anti-Corruption Day in the usual way…
Today, OFAC added the following persons: FRAGOSO DO NASCIMENTO, Leopoldino (a.k.a. "DINO"), Luanda, Angola; DOB 05 Jun 1963; POB Luanda, Angola; nationality Angola; Gender Male; Passport N1999980...
View ArticleState Department also celebrates Anti-Corruption Day
Elevating Anti-Corruption Leadership and Promoting Accountability for Corrupt Actors PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 9, 2021Share On International Anti-Corruption Day...
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Think the US HK-related actions & advisories have little effect? Think again…
09 Dec 2021 PBoC and HKMA co-organise joint seminar on “Hong Kong’s Positioning and Prospect as an International Financial Centre” The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the Hong Kong Monetary...
View ArticleInternational Human Rights (Sanctions) Day: OFAC designates parties under...
OFAC today has designated the following persons: AHMED, Benazir, Bangladesh; DOB 01 Oct 1963; POB Gopalganj, Bangladesh; nationality Bangladesh; Gender Male; Passport B00002095 (Bangladesh) issued 04...
View ArticleOFAC issues General License for personal remittances to Afghanistan
Under the Counter Terrorism sanctions program: OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 594 Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part...
View ArticleWar on Drugs Escalates: new Executive Order, and new SDN designations
Today, President Biden issued a new Executive Order “Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade” – here are the designated classes of sanctions authorities:...
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