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Corruption-related Section 7031(c) designations of former Serbian officials (and a relative, too)
Designation of Former Representatives of the National Assembly of Serbia Verica Radeta and Petar Jojić for Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 27, 2023 The United States is designating former Serbian National Assembly Representatives Verica Radeta and Petar Jojić for their involvement in significant corruption. […]
HKMA Website Alert: Bank of China
13 Jan 2023 Website Alert – Fraudulent website related to Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited relating to a fraudulent website, which has been reported […]
Oops… I left out the 2 new GLOMAG FAQs issued yesterday
How embarrassing – in the rush to get out all that info related to yesterday’s large OFAC release, I left out the 2 new Frequently Asked Questions related to the Paraguay-related Global Magnitsky designations (and the 2 new GLOMAG GLs, 5 & 6): Global Magnitsky Sanctions 1112. What does Global […]
A total shocker (not!): EU extends Russia sanctions
Russia: EU prolongs economic sanctions over Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine This document is available in non-EU languages:Russian The Council today decided to prolong by six months, until 31 July 2023, the restrictive measures targeting specific sectors of the economy of the Russian Federation. These sanctions, first introduced in 2014 in […]
NZ FMA warns Pencarrow Private Equity Management for AML recordkeeping failures
Link: FMA Press Release
Switzerland finishes adoption of 9th EU Russia sanctions package
NEWS 26 January 2023 International sanction 2023 Updated sanctions report The Federal Council on the 25th. Further sanctions against Russia were put into force on January 1, 2023. He has amended the regulation on measures relating to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72). As of 25. On January 1, 2023, the Federal Council […]
State Department designates former Panamanian President under Section 7031(c) for corruption
Designation of Former President of Panama Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal for Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 25, 2023 I am announcing today the designation of former President of Panama Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal (“Martinelli”) for his involvement in significant corruption. Specifically, Martinelli […]
OFAC Sanctions-a-Rama: Russia, CAR, TCO, GLOMAG designations & changes… plus GLs and FAQs
OFAC has added the following individuals: ADONEV, Sergei Nikolaevich (a.k.a. ADONEV, Sergej Nikolaevich (Cyrillic: АДОНЬЕВ, Сергей Николаевич); a.k.a. ADONIEV, Sergey), Enzo Sireni 1, Herzliya 4673502, Israel; DOB 28 Jan 1961; POB Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine; nationality Russia; alt. nationality Israel; Gender Male; Passport 758231249 (Russia); alt. Passport 24150347 (Israel); Tax […]
Former Corrections Officer Charged with taking bribes
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 6, 2023 Ex-Correction Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Jail Karin Robinson Smuggled Narcotics to Inmate at the George R. Vierno Center An indictment was unsealed today in federal […]
NZ FMA takes Tiger Brokers to court over AML failures
Link: FMA Press Release
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