<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/ofac-adds-free-life-party-of-kurdistan-to-sdn-list/"></div>The United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) added the Free Life Party of Kurdistan to their list of Specially Designated Nationals (“SDN”). As such, the Free Life Party of Kurdistan is to have all their property and interests subject to U.S. jurisdiction blocked. In addition, U.S. persons are prohibited from […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/ofac-releases-new-civil-penalities/"></div>It’s that time of the month again. The United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has released their monthly bulletin highlighting the civil penalities that they have issued in the past 30 days. While this month OFAC has only penalized 3 persons (2 entities and 1 individual) the fines totaled nearly […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt -->&

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/ofac-adds-two-more-to-anti-narcotics-sdn-list/"></div>The United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control{“OFAC”) has added another two entities to thier Specially Designated Nationals Traffickers (“SDNT”) List. Yesterday, OFAC designated Aquilea, S.A., and Megaplast, S.A., both of Columbia, for violation of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (“Kingpin Act”). As mentioned on the this blog before, The Kingpin […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/iranian-businessman-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-exportation-of-military-aircraft-parts/"></div>Hassan Saied Keshari, owner of Kesh Air International, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to illegally export military and commercial aircraft parts to Iran. His sentencing has been set for April 8, 2009. Amongst the charges to which Mr. Keshari pled guilty, were violations of 50 U.S.C. 1705(a), 22 U.S.C. 2778, and 18 U.S.C. […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/president-obama-moves-to-increase-government-transparency/"></div>President Obama issued a number of memoranda last week designed to increase government transparency and allow for greater disclosure of information held by executive agencies. In what seems to be a clear departure from Bush administration policies, Obama has called for the creation of an “Open Government Directive” by the Director of the Office of […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/bis-announces-new-license-requirements-for-reexport-of-certain-items-to-iran/"></div>The United States Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security [BIS] has published new rules pertaining to the reexport of certain items to Iran. The new rules aim to revise and clarify the Export Administration Regulations [EAR] by establishing a new license requirement for reexport of a number of items classified under Export Control […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/president-bush-executes-sanction-like-executive-order-prior-to-leaving-white-house/"></div>President Bush, in one of his final acts of office, signed off on Executive Order 13488 last Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. What this order did was effectively call for the blocking of entry into the United States of certain senior foreign officials from Tier 3 nations, as listed in the Department of State’s annual Trafficking […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt -->&

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/congratulations-mr-president/"></div>You may have heard that I and few million other people voted for this guy, Barack Obama, back in November. Well I once again joined a few million people to welcome in our new President, Barack Obama, today. I figured it was a few blocks away from my apartment and was going to be a […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/clarification-on-cuba-sanctions-announced/"></div>Yesterday, January 15, 2009, the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released an addendum to Circular 2006. The addendum provides interpretative clarifications to individuals who OFAC has authorized as Service Providers, Travel Service Providers, Carrier Service Providers, and Remittance Forwarders. Amongst the clarifications in the addendum are the following: 1. […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/more-alleged-farc-members-added-to-kingpin-act-designation-list/"></div>The United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has designated three more individals as Specially Designated Nationals (“SDN”) under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (“Kingpin Act”). According to a recent notice published on the OFAC website. The Kingpin Act allows for property and/or interests under U.S. jurisdiction to be blocked […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on