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…
More Thoughts on OFAC’s New Attorneys Fees Policy
Yesterday, I wrote about the new guidance the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)…
OFAC (Barely) Modifies Policy On Payment Of Legal Fees From Blocked Funds
For a number of years the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has instituted…
OFAC Issues More Kingpin Act Designations
The United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has designated two Mexican business entities as…
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…
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…
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…
Kingpin List Grows Once Again
Last week the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) expanded its Specially Designated Nationals…
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…
OFAC Designates Individuals With Alleged Ties to FARC
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has designated as two Colombians they believe to…