Today’s episode of Mr. Watchlist’s DesigNation is about the OFAC designation of the Chinese state-owned company Union Development Group, and why the State Department press release, which is available on their website, did not go out by email. And my friends tell me they didn’t get Treasury’s PR in their […]
PRESS RELEASES Treasury Sanctions Chinese Entity in Cambodia Under Global Magnitsky Authority September 15, 2020 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated one Chinese state-owned entity, Union Development Group Co., Ltd. (UDG), for seizure and demolition of local Cambodians’ land for the […]
My guess was that today’s Global Magnitsky designations were for corruption – I guessed well. Here’s the State Department press release for the sanctioned entity: Sanctions on Nabah Ltd. Owned or Controlled by Corrupt Businessman Ashraf Al-Cardinal PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Share Today, […]
Public Designation of Andrew Wonplo Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 Share Today, I am announcing the public designation of the former Director of Passport and Visas at the Liberian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrew Wonplo, due to his […]
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 2, 2020 United States Reaches Settlement to Recover more than $60 Million Involving Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture cases against assets acquired by Riza Aziz utilizing funds […]
OFAC added the following persons: ECOBU, Patrick (a.k.a. MUKISA, Patrick), Uganda; DOB 29 Jan 1976; nationality Uganda; Gender Male; National ID No. 001278331 (Uganda) (individual) [GLOMAG]. MIREMBE, Dorah, Uganda; DOB 27 Feb 1979; nationality Uganda; Gender Female; National ID No. 001278404(Uganda) (individual) [GLOMAG]. MUKIIBI, Moses, Uganda; DOB 09 May 1954; POB Bugobango Village, […]
Public Designation of Former Officials of the Illegitimate Maduro Regime Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 28, 2020 Share Today, I am announcing the designation of former Venezuelan Minister of Electric Power and President of Corpoelec, Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez, and former Venezuelan Deputy Minister […]
I just found this In Focus report from the Congressional Review Service which talks about various tools targeting foreign corruption and human rights abuses. It discusses Section 7031(c), the Global Magnitsky OFAC sanctions program, and Section 212 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA), among others. Personally, I was horrified […]
The State Department Takes Action and Calls for Information to Bring Venezuelan National Maikel Jose Moreno Perez to Justice PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 21, 2020 Share Today, I am announcing a reward under the Transnational Organized Crime Program of up to $5 million for information leading to the […]
Public Designation of Gustavo Adolfo Alejos Cambara of Guatemala Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 8, 2020 Share Today, I am announcing the public designation of former Guatemalan Presidential Chief of Staff Gustavo Adolfo Alejos Cambara of Guatemala due to his involvement in […]
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