Yesterday, OFAC added the following persons:
AHMAD, Firas Nazem (Arabic: فراس ناظم احمد) (a.k.a. AHMAD, Firas; a.k.a. AHMAD, Firas Michael), 76 Waterstone Drive, Benmore Gardens, Johannesburg, South Africa; DOB 14 May 1991; nationality South Africa; alt. nationality Belgium; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport EH454630 (Belgium); alt. Passport 712211555 (United States); alt. Passport EJ586315 (Belgium) expires 23 Sep 2017; alt. Passport RL3752510 (Lebanon) expires 10 May 2021; Identification Number 9105146334188 (South Africa) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
AHMAD, Hind Nazem (Arabic: هند ناظم احمد) (a.k.a. AHMAD, Dida; a.k.a. AHMAD, Hind; a.k.a. AHMED, Hind Nazem), 92 Boulevard Flandrin, Paris, France; Residence Camelia, Cocody Danga, Nord Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire; DOB 04 Nov 1992; POB Antwerp, Belgium; nationality Belgium; Gender Female; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport EP784076 (Belgium) expires 03 May 2025; alt. Passport EI463437 (Belgium) expires 22 Mar 2016 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
BAKER, Rami Yaacoub (a.k.a. BAKER, Rami Kamel Yaacoub (Arabic: رامي كامل يعقوب باقر); a.k.a. BAKER, Ramy Kamel Yaacoub; a.k.a. RAMI, Yaacoub Baker), Eden Gardens Building, Floor 3A-3B, Mina El Hosn-Zeytoune Street, Beirut, Lebanon; 38 El Kawthar, Adnan Al Hakim Street, 7th Floor, Jnah, Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 29 May 1968; POB Beirut, Lebanon; nationality Lebanon; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport EN992200 (Belgium) expires 20 Dec 2022; alt. Passport EH970706 (Belgium) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
BAKER, Rima Yaacoub (a.k.a. AHMAD, Rima Kamel Nazem; a.k.a. BAKER, Rima Kamel Yaacoub (Arabic: ريما كامل يعقوب باقر); a.k.a. BAQER, Rima Kamel), Eden Gardens Building, 5th Floor, Fawzi Street, Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 25 Feb 1970; POB Beirut, Lebanon; nationality Lebanon; alt. nationality Belgium; Gender Female; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport LR0503197 (Lebanon) expires 01 Aug 2022; alt. Passport EM719287 (Belgium) expires 02 Mar 2022; alt. Passport E1277888 (Belgium) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
EL RIZ, Daoud (a.k.a. DAOUD, El Riz; a.k.a. EL RIZ, Douad), Paris, France; DOB 04 Oct 1983; nationality France; alt. nationality Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport A02118824 (Senegal) expires 21 Sep 2025; alt. Passport 05DK11992 (France) expires 08 Jun 2015; alt. Passport 15FV05021 (France) expires 14 Apr 2025; alt. Passport A01498634 (Senegal) expires 22 Apr 2020 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Hind Nazem).
FRANCISCO, Maricel Factura (a.k.a. FRANCISCO, Maricel), Dubai, United Arab Emirates; DOB 15 Dec 1975; nationality Philippines; Gender Female; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport S0261325; alt. Passport G609766 (Philippines) expires 06 Jan 2011 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: OSSEIRAN, Ali).
GHADDAR, Ibrahim Fadel (Arabic: ابراهيم فاضل غدار), Dubai, United Arab Emirates; DOB 22 Jan 1978; nationality France; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport 13FV29368 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
HIJAZI, Mohamad Hussein (Arabic: محمد حسين حجازي) (a.k.a. HEJAZI, Mohammed; a.k.a. HIJAZI, Muhammad Husayn), Villa No. 1,251/9A Street, Al Mardaf, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Abo Ghaleb Hamdan Building, Saint Therese Street, Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 10 Oct 1974; POB Monrovia, Liberia; nationality Lebanon; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport LR2006465 (Lebanon) expires 22 Feb 2031; Identification Number 2712653 (Lebanon) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
ISMAIL, Mohamad Hassan (Arabic: محمد حسن اسمعيل), Lyulin 408, Entrance B, Floor 5, Apt 95, Sofia, Bulgaria; Ramlet El Bayda, Fawaz Building, 4th Floor, Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 01 Jun 1985; POB Kounin, Lebanon; nationality Lebanon; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport LR2096669 (Lebanon); alt. Passport LR0484848 expires 31 Jul 2022; Identification Number 1003688727 (Bulgaria) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
KHAWAJA, Mohamad (Arabic: محمد خواجه) (a.k.a. KHAWAJAH, Muhammad; a.k.a. KHAWAJAH, Muhammad Ali), Dubai, United Arab Emirates; DOB 12 Mar 1970; POB Lebanon; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport RL3566341 (Lebanon); alt. Passport RL0742799 (Lebanon); alt. Passport LR1800603 (Lebanon) expires 27 Sep 2030; Identification Number 78419700969812 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
MOSSALEM, Ali (a.k.a. AL-MOSSALEM, Ali Said (Arabic: علي سعيد المسلم); a.k.a. MOSSALEM, Ali Said), Lebanon; DOB 23 Dec 1983; POB Arnoun, Lebanon; nationality Lebanon; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Identification Number 000023845887 (Lebanon) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
MURAD, Bassem (a.k.a. MURAD, Basem Hasan (Arabic: باسم حسين مراد); a.k.a. MURAD, Basim), Belgium; DOB 19 Mar 1978; nationality Belgium; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport ES992390 (Belgium) expires 07 Dec 2027; alt. Passport EH949960 (Belgium) expires 23 Feb 2015; alt. Passport EF346590 (Belgium) expires 25 Jul 2010 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem).
NACHAR, Ali (a.k.a. NACHAR, Ali Moussa (Arabic: علي موسى نشار); a.k.a. NACHEIR, Ali Moussa; a.k.a. NACHER, Ali Moussa; a.k.a. NASHAR, 'Ali Musa), Lebanon; DOB 30 Jul 1967; POB Ivory Coast; nationality Lebanon; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Identification Number 000049952325 (Lebanon) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem).
NACHAR, Hussein Moussa (a.k.a. NACHAR, Hussein), Des Cataractes 3329, Gombe, Kinshasa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the; DOB 04 Jul 1966; nationality Lebanon; alt. nationality United Kingdom; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Identification Number 505120217 (United Kingdom) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem).
NAGARAJAN, Sundar (a.k.a. KASIVISWANATHAN NAGA, Nagarajan Sundar Poongulam), 32 Westlands Close, Hayes UB3 4PY, United Kingdom; Sint-Theresiastraat 33, Antwerp 2600, Belgium; DOB 27 Aug 1957; POB Madurai-Tamilnadu, India; nationality India; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport Z1871965 (India) expires 04 Feb 2019; Residency Number 114078810 (Lebanon) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
NASSER, Rim, Lebanon; DOB 23 Sep 1989; POB Beirut, Lebanon; nationality Lebanon; Gender Female; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport RL3544453 (Lebanon) expires 12 Jan 2021; alt. Passport 4066019 (Lebanon) expires 08 Oct 2025 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem).
OSSEIRAN, Ali (a.k.a. ASAYRAN, Ali Raaouf; a.k.a. ASAYRAN, Ali Ra'ouf; a.k.a. OSSEIRAN, Ali Raouf), Dubai, United Arab Emirates; DOB 12 May 1967; nationality Lebanon; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport RL2898488 (Lebanon) expires 11 Aug 2019 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said; Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem).
SAAD, Fadi Abbas, Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 25 Apr 1979; nationality Lebanon; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport RL2084101 (Lebanon) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem).
SADER, Fadi (a.k.a. SADER, Fadi Wadie; a.k.a. SADER, Fadi Wadie Naer; a.k.a. SADER, Fadie Wadie Nasr), Hong Kong, China; DOB 19 Jan 1963; POB Beirut, Lebanon; nationality Lebanon; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport GA238402 (Canada) expires 25 Apr 2024; Identification Number M177091 3 (Hong Kong) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem).
WEHBE, Mohamad (a.k.a. WAHBI, Muhammad), Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni, South Africa; 25 Sandhurst Vista, 13 Riepen Ave, Riepen Park, Sandton 2196, South Africa; DOB 14 Apr 1992; POB Lebanon; nationality Lebanon; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport 2654120 (Lebanon) expires 22 Oct 2018; Identification Number 9204146485189 (South Africa) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem).
and entities:
76 BENMORE GARDEN TRUST, 76A Waterstone Estate, Benmore Gardens, Sandton 2196, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Registration Number IT022428/2014(G) [SDGT] (Linked To: BAKER, Rami Yaacoub).
AMANA DIAM DMCC (Arabic: امانة ديام) (a.k.a. AMANA DIAM), 3O-01-1609 Jewellery & Gemplex 3, Building No. 3, Plot No. 550-554, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Unit 3308, Platinum Tower, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 02 Dec 2013; Registration Number DMCC-33511 (United Arab Emirates); alt. Registration Number DMCC4572 (United Arab Emirates); alt. Registration Number 11465558 (United Arab Emirates) [SDGT] (Linked To: BAKER, Rami Yaacoub).
ARTUAL GALLERY (a.k.a. "THE ART GALLERY" (Arabic: "معرض الفني")), Eden Garden Building, Ground Floor, Fawzi Al Daouk Street, Beirut, Lebanon; Wazir Building, 1st Floor, Ahmad Soloh Street, Jnah, Beirut, Lebanon; Property No. 3673, 1st Floor, Ahmed Saleh Street, Msaytbeh, Beirut, Lebanon; Website http://artual.co; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 20 Mar 2018; Registration Number 3427220 (Lebanon); alt. Registration Number 1024026 (Lebanon) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Hind Nazem).
ASSOCIATES OF PARTNERS SAL OFF-SHORE (Arabic: شركة اسوسياتس اوف بارتنرز ش.م.ل. اوف شور), Sami el Solh Street, Beirut, Lebanon; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 21 May 2009; Registration Number 1803328 (Lebanon) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISMAIL, Mohamad Hassan).
BEST DIAMOND HOUSE DMCC (Arabic: بست دايموند هاوس م.د.م.س.), 23-C Almas Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; P.O. Box 78501, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 3O-01-3099 Jewellery & Gemplex 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 21 May 2005; Organization Type: Wholesale of jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals; Registration Number DMCC-30193 (United Arab Emirates); alt. Registration Number DMCC-0399 (United Arab Emirates) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
BEXLEY WAY GENERAL TRADING L.L.C. (Arabic: بكسلي واي للتجارة العامة ش.ذ.م.م.), Plot No. 114-405, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; P.O. Box 20579, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; P.O. Box 10847, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 06 Dec 2012; Commercial Registry Number 1105925 (United Arab Emirates); Registration Number 679880 (United Arab Emirates); alt. Registration Number 212281 (United Arab Emirates) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
COLLECTING BEE SRL, 24 Bucharest, Str. Iuliu Valaori, municipality of Bucharest 30682, Romania (Latin: 24 Bucureşti, Str. Iuliu Valaori, Municipiul Bucureşti 30682, Romania); Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 21 May 2013; Romanian C.R. 31672834 (Romania); alt. Romanian C.R. J40/6457/2013 (Romania) [SDGT] (Linked To: BAKER, Rami Yaacoub).
DEBBIYE 383 SAL (Arabic: الدبية 383 ش.م.ل.), Al Jnah, Poet Adnan Hakim, First Floor, Property 3673, Beirut, Lebanon; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 18 Oct 2012; Registration Number 1016055 (Lebanon) [SDGT] (Linked To: BAKER, Rami Yaacoub).
DIDA, Abidjan Marcory, Rue Clement Ader, 01 PO Box, 3131, Abidjan 01, Cote d Ivoire (Latin: Abidjan Marcory, Rue Clément Ader, 01 Boîte Postale, 3131, Abidjan 01, Cote d Ivoire); Website https://www.didaaaa.com; Email Address info@didaaaa.com; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Phone Number 2250700002071 [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Hind Nazem).
DIOTRIX PROPRIETARY LTD (a.k.a. DIOTRIX PTY LTD), 16 Ratcliffe Drive, Morning Side Manor, Gauteng, 2052, Johannesburg, South Africa; P.O. Box 575, Gauteng, 2052, Johannesburg, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 25 Nov 2011; V.A.T. Number 4580271585 (South Africa); Tax ID No. 9497287178 (South Africa); Commercial Registry Number 2011/137072/07 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: OXFOCENTO PROPRIETARY LTD).
FADICO H.K. LIMITED, Hong Kong, China; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 10 Feb 2012; Registration Number 1704628 (Hong Kong) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem; Linked To: ARTUAL GALLERY).
FADICO S A CC (f.k.a. FADICO CC), Upper Level, Rosemary Forum, 356 Rosemary St, Lynwood, Menlo Park 0081, South Africa; P.O. Box 95030, Waterkloof, Pretoria 0145, South Africa; Website fadicogroup.com; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 28 May 1993; V.A.T. Number 4280168818 (South Africa); Tax ID No. 9251151644 (South Africa); Commercial Registry Number 1993/012838/23 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: SADER, Fadi).
G AND S DIAMOND FZE (Arabic: جي اند اس دايموند م م ح) (a.k.a. G&S DIAMOND FZE), Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; P.O. Box 78426, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Registration Number 2901 (United Arab Emirates); alt. Registration Number 1511 (United Arab Emirates) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
GAVIA TRADINGS PTY LTD (f.k.a. GAVIA BEAUTY COSMETICS PTY LTD), 318 Kingsley West Wing, Gauteng, 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 08 Apr 2019; V.A.T. Number 4490286517 (South Africa); Tax ID No. 9389475196 (South Africa); Commercial Registry Number 2019/143224/07 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: WEHBE, Mohamad).
HELICS GEMB (a.k.a. HELICS GEMB BVBA), Hoveniersstraat 30, B. 199, Antwerpen 2018, Belgium; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 07 May 2012; Organization Type: Chemicals and allied products wholesale; Registration Number 0845843067 (Belgium); alt. Registration Number 1003665-78 (Belgium) [SDGT] (Linked To: AMANA DIAM DMCC).
HIGHRISE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PTY LTD, F2W1 The Paragon II, 16 Kings Road, Bedfordview, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2007, South Africa; P.O. Box 752368, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2047, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 14 Feb 2012; V.A.T. Number 4120261039 (South Africa); Tax ID No. 9410146170 (South Africa); Commercial Registry Number 2012/027862/07 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: OXFOCENTO PROPRIETARY LTD; Linked To: DIOTRIX PROPRIETARY LTD).
HOUSE OF ART LIMITED, Suites 2111-13, 21/F, Prudential Tower, The Gateway, Harbour City, 21 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Room 201, Yu To Sang Building, 37 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, China; Website www.house-of-art.com.hk; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 14 May 2014; Registration Number 2096541 (Hong Kong) [SDGT] (Linked To: MEGA GEMS PTY LTD).
IDIAMS DMCC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 15 Oct 2012; Registration Number DMCC-32587 (United Arab Emirates); alt. Registration Number DMCC-3609 (United Arab Emirates); alt. Registration Number 11458255 (United Arab Emirates) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
ISMAIL GENERAL TRADING (Arabic: اسماعيل للتجارة العامة) (a.k.a. ISMAIL FOR GENERAL TRADE; a.k.a. MOHAMED HASSANE ISMAIL), Khaldeh, Al Qubbah, King Mohammad Ismail, Section 5, Block B, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon; Mohamed Ismail Property, B Kobbe, Baabda, Lebanon; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 21 Oct 2009; Registration Number 2018166 (Lebanon) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISMAIL, Mohamad Hassan).
JOUD GENERAL TRADING (Arabic: جود للتجارة العامة), Nabatieh, Lebanon; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 05 Jul 2015; Registration Number 6003072 (Lebanon) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISMAIL, Mohamad Hassan).
MEGA GEMS PTY LTD (f.k.a. "XXX DIAMONDS PTY LTD"), The Paragon II F1W1, 1 Krammer Road, Bedfordview, Gauteng 2007, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 21 Jul 2015; V.A.T. Number 4180271522 (South Africa); Tax ID No. 9825071161 (South Africa); Commercial Registry Number 2015/252356/07 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem).
MSD CAPITAL PTY LTD (f.k.a. MATAROMAX PTY LTD), F4E3 The Paragon II, 1 Krammer Road, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2007, South Africa; P.O. Box 35465, Johannesburg, Gauteng 0102, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 23 Nov 2018; V.A.T. Number 4490288372 (South Africa); Tax ID No. 9407308197 (South Africa); Commercial Registry Number 2018/607460/07 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: MURAD, Bassem).
MSD DMCC (Arabic: إم إس دي م.د.م.س.), Almas-18-A, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 21 Jul 2004; Registration Number DMCC0129 (United Arab Emirates) [SDGT] (Linked To: MURAD, Bassem).
MSD SPRL DIAMOND TRADING, 178 Ellaline Road, Mondeor, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001, South Africa; F4E2 The Paragon II, 16 Kings Road, Bedfordview, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2007, South Africa; SA Jewellery Centre, 307 225 Main St, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa; Suite 307 Jewelcity, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa; Website www.msd.co.za; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 17 Jan 2011; V.A.T. Number 4340259870 (South Africa); Tax ID No. 9971121158 (South Africa); Commercial Registry Number 2011/005434/23 (South Africa); Registration Number K2022580085 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: OXFOCENTO PROPRIETARY LTD).
MURAD EN SONS DIAMONDS (a.k.a. "M.S.D."), 30 Hoveniersstraat, Antwerp 2018, Belgium; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 18 Sep 1997; Organization Type: Wholesale of jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals; Tax ID No. 0461522238 (Belgium); Registration Number 1759006-72 (Belgium) [SDGT] (Linked To: MURAD, Bassem).
ORIENTAL DYNASTY LIMITED, Hong Kong, China; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Registration Number 1558345 (Hong Kong) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem).
OXFOCENTO PROPRIETARY LTD (a.k.a. OXFOCENTO PTY LTD), Sandhavon Office Park, 1st Floor, Block D, 12 Pongola Crescent, Sandton 2090, South Africa; P.O. Box 37172, Birnam Park, Gauteng, 2015, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; V.A.T. Number 4500293222 (South Africa); Tax ID No. 9997361176 (South Africa); Commercial Registry Number 2020/691209/07 (South Africa); Enterprise Number K2020691209 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: WEHBE, Mohamad).
PARK VENTURES SAL (Arabic: شركة بارك فنتشرز ش.م.ل.), Al Wazir Building, First Floor, Ahmad Solah Street, Jnah, Beirut, Lebanon; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 25 Jun 2004; Organization Type: Management consultancy activities; Registration Number 1002986 (Lebanon); alt. Registration Number 742783 (Lebanon) [SDGT] (Linked To: BAKER, Rima Yaacoub).
THULA UZWE TRADING, 18 Alexandra Street, Verreniging, Emfuleni, 1830, South Africa; The Paragon II, Office F1W1, 16 Kings Road, Bedfordview 2007, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 30 Jun 2010; V.A.T. Number 4650272281 (South Africa); Tax ID No. 9427992160 (South Africa); Commercial Registry Number 2010/096811/23 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Firas Nazem).
TIA TRADING 2013 LTD OOD (a.k.a. TIA TRADING 2013 LTD (Cyrillic: ТИА ТРЕЙДИНГ 2013)), Kvartal Studentski Grad, U1. Prof G. Bradistilov, 8, Sofia 1700, Bulgaria; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 04 Apr 2017; Registration Number 204532789 (Bulgaria) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISMAIL, Mohamad Hassan).
UNITED INVESTMENT GROUP SAL (Arabic: يونايتد انفستمنت غروب ﺵ.م.ل.), Mar Elias Malek Mansour, Haret Saida, Beirut, Lebanon; Adnan El Hakim Street, Al Wazir Building, Floor 1, Jnah, Beirut, Lebanon; Verdun 730, 4th Floor, Rashid Karameh Street, Beirut, Lebanon; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 14 Apr 1994; Registration Number 66884 (Lebanon) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
WHITE STAR DMCC (Arabic: وايت ستار م.د.م.س.) (f.k.a. WAZNI GEMS DMCC), Unit No. 98, DMCC Business Centre, Level No. 5, Jewellery and Gemplex 2, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Almas Tower, 41-J Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; P.O. Box 340841, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 15 Jun 2008; Tax ID No. 100072307000003 (United Arab Emirates); Registration Number DMCC-31921 (United Arab Emirates); alt. Registration Number DMCC1189 (United Arab Emirates) [SDGT] (Linked To: AHMAD, Nazem Said).
to its counter terrorism sanctions program, and removed the following existing designation:
SABHARWAL, Manoj, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; DOB 01 Dec 1960; POB Durg, India; nationality India; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport Z3795762 (India) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AL-JAMAL, Sa'id Ahmad Muhammad).
And Treasury:
PRESS RELEASES
Treasury Disrupts International Money Laundering and Sanctions Evasion Network Supporting Hizballah Financier
April 18, 2023
Over Fifty Individuals and Companies Targeted Across Nine Countries in Coordinated Action
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a vast international money laundering and sanctions evasion network of 52 individuals and entities in Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. This network facilitated the payment, shipment, and delivery of cash, diamonds, precious gems, art, and luxury goods for the benefit of Hizballah financier and Specially Designated Global Terrorist Nazem Said Ahmad, who was designated on December 13, 2019, for providing material support to Hizballah. The network designated today includes dozens of individuals and their associated companies involved in assisting Nazem Said Ahmad in evading U.S. sanctions to maintain his ability to finance Hizballah and his luxurious lifestyle. This designation is a part of a coordinated action with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program, and the United Kingdom.
“The individuals involved in this network used shell companies and fraudulent schemes to disguise Nazem Said Ahmad’s role in financial transactions,” said Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. “Luxury good market participants should be attentive to these potential tactics and schemes, which allow terrorist financiers, money launderers, and sanctions evaders to launder illicit proceeds through the purchase and consignment of luxury goods.”
Treasury has documented the money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with the trade of works of art in its February 2022 report titled “Study of the Facilitation of Money Laundering and Terror Finance Through the Trade of Works of Art” and the October 2020 OFAC Art Advisory.
OFAC is designating this complex network of family members, business associates, and companies under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, which targets terrorists, terrorist organizations, leaders, and officials of terrorist groups, and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism.
A GLOBAL NETWORK
With operations in Beirut, Lebanon; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Hong Kong, Nazem Said Ahmad directs a global network of family members, associates, and companies that take advantage of the permissive nature of the global diamond, precious gems, and art market to facilitate payment for, and shipment and delivery of, luxury goods. The network utilizes legal and illegal arrangements to coerce both witting and unwitting participants into falsely engineering certificates, which are required under the Kimberley Process, to manipulate diamond prices and taxes, and to give their business the appearance of legitimacy. The network also uses aliases, front companies, and fraudulent paperwork to enable Nazem Said Ahmad to purchase or consign high-priced luxury goods and artwork from auction houses and galleries worldwide. The network undervalued invoices for imported goods and cleared bulk items through seaports, leveraging Hizballah’s influence at these ports of entry to move assets into Lebanon without paying the applicable taxes and duties.
Nazem Said Ahmad eludes safeguards within the U.S. and international financial system by using associates and front companies that transact on his behalf, while also clandestinely storing large amounts of currency outside the reach of Lebanese banking officials and regulators. To circumvent cash reserve restrictions set by central banking authorities and avoid scrutiny by the Lebanese and international banking communities, the network facilitated a complex scheme of bulk cash transfers, intra-network accounting book transfers, and payments from personal bank accounts and credit cards for business transactions. Nazem Said Ahmad’s associates, along with their legitimate and illegitimate businesses, played an important role in the overall scheme by engaging in “layering,” the name used for the stage in a money laundering operation that disconnects proceeds from the nefarious activity that generated them. Trusted couriers transported cash and other tangible assets, such as diamonds and art, for the financial benefit of Nazem Said Ahmad, his family, and his close associates.
The luxury goods and art market has been an ideal avenue for Nazem Said Ahmad and his co-conspirators to move funds out of Lebanon, capitalizing on schemes to overvalue and undervalue artwork and Nazem Said Ahmad’s background as an experienced collector to exploit the industry’s practices. Since 2012, Nazem Said Ahmad has acquired over $54 million in works of art from major auction houses, galleries, and exhibitions, or even directly from artists’ studios, often concealing his beneficial ownership by having official invoices drawn up using cover companies, family members, or business associates as the owners.
KEY FACILITATORS AND ASSOCIATES
Nazem Said Ahmad’s Family Members
Firas Ahmad, Nazem Said Ahmad’s son, handles many of his father’s business affairs in South Africa. Firas Ahmad is the director of South Africa-based diamond company Mega Gems (PTY) LTD (Mega Gems) and controls another diamond company, Thula Uzwe Trading, also in South Africa.
Firas Ahmad obfuscated his ultimate beneficial ownership of Mega Gems through a front company, Oriental Dynasty Limited, directed by his wife, Rim Nasser, who acted as a nominee shareholder. Concealment of his ultimate beneficial ownership is a common tactic used by Nazem Said Ahmad, which his children have also adopted to insulate themselves from legal scrutiny and assist in sanctions evasion schemes on behalf of their father.
Since 2018, Nazem Said Ahmad’s daughter, Hind Ahmad, has brokered deals on behalf of her father, as well as coordinating the creation of an alias to help her father evade sanctions and purchase artwork from U.S. companies. Hind Ahmad also acted as a broker for the sale of art in the ultimate beneficial interest of her father, including approaching witting and unwitting studios and galleries to change the provenance line of certain pieces to make their onward sale more attractive to prospective buyers. Hind Ahmad directly owns and operates two galleries, Artual Gallery in Beirut, Lebanon and DIDA in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. She is also indirectly associated with several other galleries but has obfuscated her connections to these entities to insulate them from the impact of her father’s designation.
Rami Baker, Nazem Said Ahmad’s brother-in-law, is a close friend and business associate who served as a proxy for Nazem Said Ahmad in many companies in Lebanon and Angola. On behalf of Nazem Said Ahmad, Rami Baker is the proxy owner of United Investment Group SAL, a Beirut-based real estate company that develops luxury real estate projects. Rami Baker is also the trustee for the 76 Benmore Gardens Trust that manages the expansive property portfolio owned by the Ahmad family in the Johannesburg area, including the home inhabited by Firas Ahmad, Rim Nasser, and their family. Rami Baker also owns a Romania-based company, Collecting Bee SRL.
Nazem Said Ahmad’s wife, Rima Baker, served as a proxy for Nazem Said Ahmad for both the purchase as well as the consignment of works of art in his collection. Additionally, the network used her name to circumvent UK anti-money laundering procedures covering art market transactions related to a purchase of a work of art from a London-based gallery in the interest of Nazem Said Ahmad.
Rima Baker is the majority shareholder of Beirut-based Park Ventures SAL and a Beirut-based real estate company Debbiye 383 SAL. Park Ventures SAL handled the shipping and logistics of importing millions of dollars of art from U.S. and foreign art galleries into Beirut, and circumvented U.S. sanctions through a proxy ownership structure that purposefully registered shares of the company in the names of Rima Baker and Hind Ahmad.
Hind Ahmad’s husband, French-Senegalese national Da’ud El Riz, facilitated the acquisitions by his wife and conducted personal and professional business transactions for the benefit of his wife and her galleries. Several of these transactions were the subjects of a scheme to undervalue invoices in a manner that would allow the network to circumvent taxes and duties levied on high-value imports by the Lebanese government.
Nazem Said Ahmad’s Business Associates and Accountants
Mohamad Hijazi directs Dubai-based White Star DMCC, a front company that was used as the primary financial front for Nazem Said Ahmad to purchase art imported both legally and illegally into Lebanon. Mohamad Hijazi maintained a financial ledger that detailed cash transactions, intra-company book transfers, personal bank account transfers, and credit card transactions, in addition to the use of White Star DMCC’s multiple bank accounts for cross-border payment settlements. Many of the transactions listed in the ledgers recorded the movement of cash to Lebanon for use by Nazem Said Ahmad or remitted to Firas Ahmad or Rami Baker for their personal or business operations. Mohamad Hijazi also coordinated with Hind Ahmad to create an alias to facilitate the purchase of artwork from U.S. companies, and his identification was used to circumvent UK anti-money laundering procedures covering transactions related to the purchase of a work of art from a London-based gallery in the interest of Nazem Said Ahmad.
Sundar Nagarajan acted as Nazem Said Ahmad’s primary international accountant, providing material support through his management of, and accounting for, businesses in Nazem Said Ahmad’s network. Sundar Nagarajan was the central manager of financial ledgers detailing the network’s operations in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and South Africa. Sundar Nagarajan also facilitated payment for and shipment of art that Nazem Said Ahmad purchased from major auction houses and galleries.
In many cases, Nazem Said Ahmad would personally negotiate the purchase of art from artists and galleries via email or messaging on a social media platform. He would then direct Ali Mossalem and Mohamad Ismail, both Beirut-based accountants in Nazem Said Ahmad’s employ, to coordinate all logistics related to the payment of invoices, shipment, and delivery of art, including the customs process at Lebanese ports of entry.
Mohamad Ismail facilitated the payment, shipment, and delivery of art that Nazem Said Ahmad purchased, including acting as a personal courier to ferry works of art from European galleries to Lebanon. Mohamad Ismail also coordinated the collection of rental income for tenants of properties owned by Park Ventures SAL and coordinated with outside accountants to prepare tax documents for companies such as Park Ventures SAL and Blue Star Diamonds SAL—Offshore, a Lebanese company previously designated for its connection to Nazem Said Ahmad.
Mohamad Ismail directs, owns, or controls several trading companies, including Lebanon-based Ismail General Trading; Lebanon-based Joud General Trading; Sofia, Bulgaria-based TIA Trading 2013 OOD; and Lebanon-based Associates of Partners SAL.
Ali Mossalem also coordinated with Hind Ahmad regarding the creation of false invoices for pieces of artwork on behalf of Nazem Said Ahmad and conspired to draw up false invoices under the name of Rami Baker or United Investment Group SAL.
Ali Osseiran, who directs three Dubai-based companies, Best Diamond House DMCC, G and S Diamond FZE, and Bexley Way General Trading LLC, facilitated the payment, shipment, and importation of works of art purchased by Nazem Said Ahmad from major auction houses and international galleries. Dubai-based company IDIAMS DMCC was involved in several of these art purchases. Maricel Francisco is an employee of Bexley Way General Trading LLC who has handled payments for art purchases through companies controlled by Ali Osseiran.
Fadi Sader, a dual Canadian-South African national of Lebanese origin, has provided material support to Firas Ahmad. Fadi Sader directs, owns, or controls Hong Kong-based House of Art Limited, Hong Kong-based Fadico HK Limited, and South Africa-based Fadico S A CC. Mega Gems, a company directed and indirectly owned or controlled by Firas Ahmad, acted as a sister company with House of Art Limited to serve as the network’s conduit to clientele in Asia looking to purchase polished stones or finished jewelry, with Mega Gems serving as the intermediary to rough diamonds in Africa. Fadi Sader and his businesses also acted as a hub for art and luxury goods to be sold at or purchased from Hong Kong-based auction houses or other vendors in the Pacific, including acting as a courier for a work of art purchased on behalf of Nazem Said Ahmad, personally transporting the item from a Hong Kong auction house to Lebanon.
Mohamad Wehbe, a Lebanese national and co-director of Mega Gems and sole director of Gavia Tradings (PTY) LTD, provided material support to Firas Ahmad by handling a variety of business operation functions for Firas Ahmad’s business ventures in South Africa. This included assisting Firas Ahmad in changing the ownership structure of South Africa-based Thula Uzwe, allowing Firas Ahmad to be the authorized representative for rough diamond purchases, with the hopes of expanding the company into new markets. Mohamad Wehbe was also a director of South Africa-based, real estate holding companies Oxfocento (PTY) LTD and Diotrix (PTY) LTD.
Bassem Murad is a Belgian national who owns, controls, or directs Antwerp, Belgium-based M.S.D., South Africa-based MSD Capital (PTY) LTD, Dubai-based MSD DMCC, and South Africa-based MSD SPRL Diamond Trading. Both Bassem Murad and MSD SPRL Diamond Trading are involved in the business venture for the design, development, and construction of a new diamond center to house the offices and facilities for Mega Gems and other diamond businesses owned or directed by the directors of Oxfocento (PTY) LTD and Diotrix (PTY) LTD. Bassem Murad also conducted transactions or acted as a pass-through for funds in the interest of Firas Ahmad in a money laundering layering scheme.
Hussein Nachar is a longtime associate of Nazem Said Ahmad, who operated with the total confidence of Nazem Said Ahmad while the 50 percent owner of DRC-based company, Primo-Gem Diamond, which was associated with money laundering, tax evasion, the blood diamond trade, and financial support to Hizballah. Between 2020 and 2021, Hussein Nachar and Ali Nachar engaged in transactions with Firas Ahmad, many of which were likely in cash and circular in nature, a practice which is known to be an indicator of money laundering.
Fadi Abbas Saad conducted transactions for funds in the interest of Firas Ahmad in a money laundering layering scheme. Fadi Abbas Saad was also Firas Ahmad’s proxy director and shareholder of Oriental Dynasty Limited from 2015 to 2018, prior to Firas Ahmad’s wife Rim Nasser relieving him of this position.
Additional Businesses
Dubai-based diamond company Amana Diam DMCC was used as a pass-through business in a money laundering scheme on behalf of Rami Baker. Antwerp-based diamond company Helics Gemb BVBA acted as a broker for Amana Diam DMCC for sales of over $18 million in the first half of 2022 and was likely engaged in suspicious trades in diamonds.
Individuals and Entities Designated Today
Sundar Nagarajan, Ali Mossalem, Mohamad Hijazi, Firas Ahmad, Mohamad Ismail, Hind Ahmad, Rima Baker, Rami Baker, Ali Osseiran, Ibrahim Ghaddar, Mohamad Khawaja, White Star DMCC, Best Diamond House DMCC, Bexley Way General Trading, G&S Diamonds FZE, United Investment Group SAL, and Idiams DMCC are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Nazem Said Ahmad.
Rim Nasser, Fadi Sader, Mohamad Wehbe, Bassem Murad, Ali Nachar, Fadi Abbas Saad, Hussein Nachar, and Fadico HK Limited are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Firas Ahmad.
Amana Diam DMCC is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Rami Baker.
Daoud El Riz is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Hind Ahmad.
Maricel Francisco is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Ali Osseiran.
Helics Gemb BVBA is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Amana Diam DMCC.
Gavia Tradings (PTY) LTD and Oxfocento (PTY) LTD are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Mohamad Wehbe.
MSD SPRL Diamond Trading is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Oxfocento (PTY) LTD.
High Rise Property Investments (PTY) LTD is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Oxfocento (PTY) and Diotrix (PTY) LTD.
Mega Gems (PTY) LTD, Oriental Dynasty Limited, and Thula Uzwe Trading are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Firas Ahmad.
House of Art Limited is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Mega Gems (PTY) LTD.
Artual Gallery and DIDA are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Hind Ahmad.
TIA Trading 2013 OOD, Associates of Partners SAL, Ismail General Trading, and Joud General Trading is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Mohamad Ismail.
Collecting Bee SRL, Debbiye 383 SAL, and 76 Benmore Garden Trust are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Rami Baker.
Park Ventures SAL is being designated for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Rima Baker.
Diotrix (PTY) LTD, MSD Capital (PTY) LTD), MSD DMCC, and M.S.D. are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Oxfocento (PTY) LTD.
Fadico S A CC is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Fadi Sader.
SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS
As a result of today’s action, unless otherwise authorized, all property and interests in property of these persons that are in or come within the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC. In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. OFAC regulations generally prohibit all dealings by U.S. persons or within the United States (including transactions transiting the United States) that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons.
In addition, persons that engage in certain transactions with the persons designated today may themselves be exposed to sanctions or subject to an enforcement action. Furthermore, any foreign financial institution that knowingly facilitates a significant transaction or provides significant financial services for any of the targets designated today pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, could be subject to U.S. sanctions.
The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC’s ability to designate and add persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish but rather to bring about a positive change in behavior. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, please refer to OFAC’s Frequently Asked Question 897. For detailed information on the process to submit a request for removal from an OFAC sanctions list, please refer to OFAC’s website.
U.S. Treasury Department Press Release
and State:
Targeting Hizballah Sanctions Evasion Network
PRESS STATEMENT
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE
APRIL 18, 2023
Today, the Department of State and the Department of Treasury are taking actions against a global sanctions evasion network that facilitates the payment, shipment, and delivery of cash, art, and luxury goods for the benefit of Hizballah financier and Specially Designated Global Terrorist Nazem Said Ahmad. The Treasury Department is designating this network and the State Department is re-advertising its reward offer of up to $10 million for information on Hizballah’s financial mechanisms, including Ahmad.
These actions are being coordinated among the Departments of State, the Treasury, Justice, Homeland Security, and Commerce, as well as with the United Kingdom, to target on elements of the network. Today’s actions highlight the tactics used by sanctions evaders, trade-based money launderers, and supporters of terrorism, as well as the risks of conducting business in permissive industries, such as the art, diamond, and precious gems markets. We will continue to hold accountable those who would seek to harm the United States and our partners.
Today’s action is being taken pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended.
U.S. State Department Press Release
issued press releases.
And Treasury provided a map of the financier’s network:
Links:
Press Releases – Treasury, State
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