Erich Ferrari July 9, 2010 Will New Iran Sanctions Change the Face of Los Angeles? As an area housing a large Iranian American community, Western Los Angeles is landscaped by numerous Persian restaurants, Persian groceries…
Erich Ferrari July 7, 2010 World Check “Designates” Terrorist Years Before OFAC Does Earlier today one of the largest databases of blocked persons on the Internet, World Check, issued a press release stating…
Erich Ferrari June 29, 2010 Russian Designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorist The United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has designated alleged Chechen Warlord Doku Omarov…
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 23, 2010 Hope On The Horizon; More OFAC SDN REMOVALS Yesterday, the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released more individuals from its Specially…
Erich Ferrari June 22, 2010 The Rise Of OFAC Compliance Clauses “OFAC” clauses are becoming more and more common in today’s trading agreements. These clauses set forth how the agreement will…
Erich Ferrari June 18, 2010 OFAC Designates Strikes At FARC ‘S 48th Front Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) designated parties they believe to comprise the…
Erich Ferrari June 17, 2010 There Goes The Neighborhood…Not Really Yesterday, the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) amended the Iranian Transactions Regulations (“ITR”);…
Erich Ferrari June 16, 2010 OFAC and DOJ….A New Beginning? The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office is merging two units within their office into one that will prosecute terrorism and international…
Erich Ferrari June 11, 2010 OFAC Director Offers Distinctions if Not Evidence I have been asked numerous times over the years how the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign…