It’s That Time of the Year Again: Obama Makes His Tier I Kingpin Designations
On or about June 1st of every year the President designates for inclusion on the Specially Designated Nationals (“SDN”) List…
The U.S. Government Imposes ISA Sanctions on Four Entities
The U.S. Government has designated four (4) entities for placement on the Specially Designated Nationals (“SDN”) List administered by the…
Army of Islam Designated on the OFAC SDN List
The Secretary of State has designated the Army of Islam (AOI) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219…
OFAC Designations Added to SDN List for Iran and Syria
Over the past two days, the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added…
Recently De-listed Bank of Khartoum Plans Move Into Kenya
The Sudanese Islamic Bank of Khartoum, recently removed from the list of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN List) administered by the…
OFAC Takes Aim at the Haqqani Network
The United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted Badruddin Haqqani for sanctions pursuant…
OFAC SDN Removals and Designations
The United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated a number of individuals and…
Zimbabwe-U.A.E.-India Diamond Connection?
Sources are reporting that several leading diamantiares in Surat may face sanctions for exporting approximately $250 million worth of rough…
Libya Sanctions Questions Keep Piling Up; We Provide Answers
Over the past month I have been inundated with calls from clients, potential clients, and reporters seeking answers to a…
Moussa Koussa, OFAC SDN List Removal in Record Time
Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa has been removed from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals List……only…