Erich Ferrari June 28, 2010 Just Say No: Prohibitions on Havaleh between the U.S. and Iran I was recently asked by the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (“PAAIA”) to write a short article on the…
Erich Ferrari June 4, 2010 SDN List In 15 Minutes or Less The United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has released its latest civil penalties. Although the…
Erich Ferrari April 13, 2010 New Sanctions Issued Against Somalia-Related Targets Effective today, April 13, 2010, the United States Government is in the business of maintaining and administering economic sanctions against…
Erich Ferrari February 16, 2010 Belarus Sanctions Added to Code of Federal Regulations A few weeks ago, the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), added a new…
Erich Ferrari January 2, 2010 Former President of the Alavi Foundation Pleads Guilty Happy New Year and welcome to 2010! Farshid Jahedi, the former president of the Alavi Foundation, has pleaded guilty to…
Erich Ferrari December 19, 2009 OFAC Caps off a Huge 2009 With Their Biggest Settlement Ever In a year of absolutely huge fines and settlements for violations of sanctions programs, the United States Department of the…
Erich Ferrari November 18, 2009 ANZ Got the Message A few months ago I wrote on the large amount of money ANZ Bank had to pay to the United…
Erich Ferrari November 18, 2009 Why the Decision in Kindhearts is Needed I read an article this morning which stated that hopefully the judiciary would overturn the decision in Kindhearts v. Geithner…
Erich Ferrari August 12, 2009 Korean Banking Corporation Designated Under Non-Proliferation Sanctions The United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has placed a Korean banking corporation on the…