Wednesday, OFAC added the following Afghani person as a Specially-Designated Narcotics Trafficking Kingpin (SDNTK): ROZI, Pahlawan (a.k.a. ROEZI, Pahlawan; a.k.a. ROSI, Pahlawan; a.k.a. ROSY, Pahlawan; a.k.a. ROZI, Palawan; a.k.a. ROZIUDIN, Pahlawan; a.k.a. ROZY, Palawan; a.k.a. RUZI, Pahlawan), 42S VF 88722 63166, Kunduz City, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan; 42S VF 88651 63126, […]
97. What format options are permitted for submitting license applications pursuant to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA)? OFAC permits two format options for submitting TSRA license applications: hard-copy and CD-ROM. Applications submitted using a CD-ROM, however, must be accompanied by a cover letter that […]
116. On February 14, 2008, OFAC issued guidance stating that the property and interests in property of an entity are blocked if the entity is owned, directly or indirectly, 50% or more by a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to an Executive Order or regulations […]
On Thursday, OFAC issued a new General License for the Iran sanctions program. General License G permits various educational transactions that were previously prohibited: Academic Exchanges…accredited graduate and undergraduate degree-granting academic institutions located in the United States … are authorized to enter into student academic exchange agreements with universities located […]
Two more rapid-fire changes in the US' sanctions program related to the events in the Ukraine. First, OFAC designated 20 individuals: BUSHMIN, Evgeni Viktorovich (a.k.a. BUSHMIN, Evgeny; a.k.a. BUSHMIN, Yevgeny); DOB 10 Oct 1958; POB Lopatino, Sergachiisky Region, Russia; Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation; Chairman […]
122. What are weak aliases (AKAs)? A “weak AKA” is a term for a relatively broad or generic alias that may generate a large volume of false hits. Weak AKAs include nicknames, noms-de-guerre, and unusually common acronyms. OFAC includes these AKAs because, based on information available to it, the sanctions […]
197. What are U.S. persons obligated to do with property of a person listed under Executive Order 13608? Property of a listed person is not blocked, but U.S. persons must have authorization from OFAC to provide or procure such property to or from a listed person, or to provide or […]
The April 8th event is at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in DC. I've added it to the Events page, in addition to the link below. Link: OFAC Sanctions Symposium Registration Posted with Blogsy
The TSRA (Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000) allows certain agricultural commodities, medicines and medical devices to be exported to Sudan and Iran under licenses issued by OFAC. OFAC issues a quarterly report of these activities – here it is. Links: OFAC Notice Quarterly Report of Licensing […]
We knew it was coming… Today, President Obama issued a new Executive Order which gives the government the ability to sanction government officials of the Russian Federation. It expands on the previous E.O. 13660. In addition, OFAC designated the following persons under the two Executive Orders: AKSYONOV, Sergey Valeryevich (a.k.a. […]
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