Lobbying Without A License: The OFAC Edition
A Chicago jury has confirmed what all of us in the U.S. sanctions world should already know (I hope) –…
Uncle Sam Says Talk to the Hand (of Justice): No Lobbying for SDNs
This week two individuals from Chicago were arrested for violations of the Zimbabwe sanctions, when they allegedly lobbied on behalf…
Diamond Traders Say They Are Not Being Impacted By Sanctions
I recently wrote about two diamond mining companies, Mbada Diamonds and Marange Resources, that were placed on the list…
Senator Seeks Removal of Zimbabwe Sanctions
U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe has reintroduced the Zimbabwe Sanctions Repeal Act of 2011 in an attempt to remove economic sanctions…
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…
Diamonds Are Forever……Sanctioned
The title of this blog is not necessarily true, however, there has been quite a buzz recently in the world…
Are OFAC Sanctions Against Zimbabwe Pushing Diamonds Traders Further Underground?
For sometime many Zimbabweans have called for the West to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe, because of the belief that the…
Zimbabwe Attorney General Placed on the OFAC SDN List
Several days ago the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) designated Zimbabwe Attorney General…
OFAC Bars Sale of Golf Club Because of Individual on SDN List
You may or may not know, but the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…