OFAC OGT Gets Busy Removing Kingpins from SDN LIst
Today, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that they were removing 12…
OFAC Designates the Second Wife of El Chapo
This week the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the second wife of…
OFAC SDN Reconsiderations Through Twitter?
Maybe its a sign of the times, but yesterday I witnessed a group of tweeters (not sure if this is…
Considerations for those Seeking Removal From the OFAC SDN List
I have been on a roll lately with posts regarding seeking a reconsideration of a designation as a Specially Designated…
An OFAC State of Mind
While conducting some year end office cleaning, I found a copy of correspondence that took place during the investigation of…
The Anaconda Effect Part II: Economic Death Row
A few days ago I wrote about the fact that banks around the world have been refusing to process transactions…
President Obama Continues Emergency as to Alleged Narcotics Traffickers
Last Thursday President Obama continued the international emergency first declared in a 1995 executive order which paved the way for…
OFAC Releases New Kingpin Act Designations
After a two week hiatus, The United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has issued…
Federal District Court Says No To OFAC
In a shocker of an opinion, the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio ruled that OFAC cannot…