The Duality of SDN Designations…..You Know the OFAC Thing
If you’re on the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) email subscription list, then…
Oh No, Is OFAC Going After Attorneys???
Last week I was speaking with a friend of mine who serves as inside counsel on sanctions at a major…
Ghostwriting El Chapo’s Memoirs is a Bad Idea
In the wake of the now-infamous Sean Penn interview, The New Yorker’s Patrick Radden Keefe writes a fascinating tale of…
The Conundrum of Contesting a Kingpin Act Designation
his past Tuesday, OFAC designated two individuals and two entities pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ("the Kingpin…
Family-Run Gas Station Chain Designated for Fueling the Narcotics Trade
Lost in much of the furor over the Al-Naser designation, on May 21, 2015 OFAC also designated Abel Briones Ruiz,…
Legal Limbo for Magnitsky Designees?
On January 28, Senators Benjamin Cardin and John McCain reintroduced S.284 the “Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.” At its most…
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Treasury [Does Not] Want to Pump You Up
When a Kingpin designation notice from Treasury pops up in your inbox, the first thought in your mind is not…
OFAC Targets Alleged Supplier to the Sinaloa Cartel
Earlier this week, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced the designation of…
OFAC Issues Red Card To Colombian Evigado Futbol Club S.A.
Apparently OFAC has decided that 7 months is too long a period to go without placing a Colombian soccer team…
OFAC’s Not Always To Blame (Or Credit)
As we enter the final days of the existence of the Joint Plan of Action (“JPOA”)–the interim agreement between the…