OFAC Issues More Iran SDN Designations for the Second Day in a Row
For the second day in a row the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…
OFAC Compliance for Insurance Providers
Often times we get questions on how insurance providers should address issues arising from sanctions programs administered by the United…
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Designated By OFAC
On Thursday the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) designated Iran’s intelligence ministry, Iranian…
SDNs as High Ranking Foreign Government Officials
Recent articles have been calling into question Thai Prime Minister Yingluck’s decision to appoint a Specially Designated National (SDN), Nalinee…
OFAC Designates A Few Individuals Under the Kingpin Act, But Removes a Number of SDNTs
Today, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three (3) individuals with purported…
OFAC Targets Two Iranians for SDN Designation
Yesterday, the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the United States Department of…
New OFAC SDN Designations Under Zimbabwe Sanctions
On Friday, the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) placed two new entities to…
Getting to Know OFAC: Former Kingpin Sanctions Investigator Sits Down For An Exclusive Interview
On Sanction Law we are hosting a new series, “Getting to Know OFAC”, in which we engage in a question…
Chechen Rebel Released From the OFAC SDN List…..Five Years After His Death
There’s an old saying that it’s better late than never. I guess this saying could apply to the case of…
Criminal Consequences of Violating Sanctions Regulations
Yesterday, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Lisa Monaco, offered a statement before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime…