Erich Ferrari October 14, 2010 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…
Erich Ferrari October 7, 2010 Bienvenidos a Election Season: Cuba Sanctions May Play a Role in California Gubernatorial Race California State Attorney General Jerry Brown is currently facing a scandal over alleged prohibited trips taken to Cuba in 2000.…
Erich Ferrari September 15, 2010 Hay Fever: When Authorized Exports to Iran Go Wrong Over the past year or so I have written a couple of postings on the Haystack software. This software was…
Erich Ferrari September 13, 2010 OFAC Removes Old Iraq Sanctions; Adds New Iraq Sanctions The United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has removed the Iraqi Sanctions Regulations and…
Erich Ferrari September 4, 2010 Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations The United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has promulgated a new sanctions program to…
Erich Ferrari September 1, 2010 How Long Does it Take to be Removed From the OFAC SDN List? In a move that will probably inspire hope in a number of individuals who have been placed on the United…
Erich Ferrari August 25, 2010 New Anti Terrorism SDN Designation Yesterday, the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) designated Muhammad Abdallah Hasan Abu-al-Khayr as…
Erich Ferrari August 24, 2010 Clarifications on Importation of Iranian-Origin Goods The other day I wrote about the guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign…
Erich Ferrari August 21, 2010 No More Rugs, Pistachios, or Caviar; All Iranian Origin Imports Banned After waiting anxiously for the past six (6) weeks, OFAC has finally issued guidance on how the import ban found…
Erich Ferrari August 17, 2010 TransOcean Slapped With An OFAC Administrative Subpoena An offshore drilling company already under heavy scrutiny for its role in the BP oil spill has now been served…