Let me start by saying “oh, my.” Four egregious violations, thankfully self-reported. The base penalty was $584,386 but the resulting fine was $894,111. What Happened On or about February 12, 2014, EF Data and Memotec, Inc. (“Memotec”), a wholly owned subsidiary of EF Data located in Montreal, Canada, prepared a […]
Today, OFAC added the following persons: ABEDSHAHI, Omid (a.k.a. SHAHI, Omid Abded Abed), Iran; DOB 21 Jan 1983; POB Mashhad, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport B30739724 (Iran) (individual) [IRAN-HR] (Linked To: IRANIAN MINISTRY OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY). ABOUTORABI, Seyed Hamid, Iran; DOB […]
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 […]
OFAC added the following persons to its cyber-related sanctions today: KARASAVIDI, Dmitrii (Cyrillic: КАРАСАВИДИ, Дмитрий) (a.k.a. KARASAVIDI, Dmitriy), Moscow, Russia; DOB 09 Jul 1985; Email Address 2000@911.af; alt. Email Address dm.karasavi@yandex.ru; Gender Male; Digital Currency Address – XBT 1Q6saNmqKkyFB9mFR68Ck8F7Dp7dTopF2W; alt. Digital Currency Address – XBT 1DDA93oZPn7wte2eR1ABwcFoxUFxkKMwCf; Digital Currency Address – […]
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, […]
Today, OFAC added this person: JAMMEH, Zineb Souma Yahya (a.k.a. JAMMEH, Zeinab Zuma; a.k.a. JAMMEH, Zineb Yahya), Equatorial Guinea; DOB 05 Oct 1977; POB Rabat, Morocco; nationality Equatorial Guinea; alt. nationality Morocco; Gender Female (individual) [GLOMAG]. and these entities: NABAH LTD, 7-10 Chandos Street, London W1G 9DQ, United Kingdom; Company […]
Today, OFAC designated the following persons: ANDREYEV, Anton Nikolaeyvich (Cyrillic: АНДРЕЕВ, Антон Николаевич), 9 3 Bloshevikov Prospect Apt 35, Saint Petersburg, Russia; DOB 03 Mar 1985; POB Saint Petersburg, Russia; nationality Russia; Email Address antonandreyv@gmail.com; Gender Male; Digital Currency Address – XBT 1Fz29BQp82pE3vXXcsZoMNQ3KSHfMzfMe3; alt. Digital Currency Address – XBT 1AeSq93WDNdLoEJ92sex7T8xQZoYYm8BtS; […]
Earlier today, OFAC added the following 2 people: FINYANUS, Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف فنيانوس) (a.k.a. FENIANOS, Youssef; a.k.a. FENYANUS, Joseph; a.k.a. FINIANOS, Joseph; a.k.a. FINIANOS, Yusif), Lebanon; DOB 01 Jan 1964 to 31 Dec 1964; POB Zgharta, Lebanon; citizen Lebanon; Gender Male (individual) [SDGT]. KHALIL, Ali Hassan (Arabic: علي حسن خليل), Bir […]
The topic of the latest episode is that multiagency North Korea Ballistic Missile Procurement Advisory – what’s in it, who is it really targeted to (hint: it ain’t US persons), and what are the lessons it’s trying to impart, without hammering people over the head with it. Enjoy! Would appreciate […]
