Hizballah / Hezbollah
United States Designates Hizballah Affiliated Companies and Officials as Global Terrorists PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 26, 2020 Share Today, the United States designated 15 Lebanon-based individuals and entities linked to the Martyrs Foundation, part of Hizballah’s financial support network, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) pursuant to […]
On Friday, UK regulators expanded their sanctions against Hizballah under the Terrorist Asset Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA) by designating: HIZBALLAH a.k.a: (1) Hezballah (2) Hezbollah (3) Hisbollah (4) Hizb Allah (5) Hizbollah (6) Hizbu’llah (7) Hizbullah (8) Hezbullah (9) Lebanese Hizballah Other Information: UK listing only. Based in Lebanon. […]
U.S. Designates Lebanese Businessmen Who Have Supported Hizballah PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 13, 2019 Share Today, as the Lebanese people demand reform and an end to corruption, the United States has designated two prominent Lebanese businessmen whose illicit financial activities, including money laundering and tax […]
Oh, I couldn’t resist… PRESS RELEASES Treasury Launches the Counter-Hizballah International Partnership (CHIP) to Thwart Illicit Financial Activity October 18, 2019 Washington—This week the Treasury Department convened the first meeting of the Counter-Hizballah International Partnership (CHIP) to build multilateral cooperation for targeting Hizballah’s global financial networks. Over 30 countries representing […]
On Thursday, OFAC designated the following persons: AL-AYY, Muhammad Kamal (a.k.a. ALAY, Muhammad Kamal Salamah), Gaza, Palestinian; DOB 22 Dec 1970; Gender Male; National ID No. 912396140 (Palestinian) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: HAMAS). AWAD, Kamal Abdelrahman Aref (a.k.a. AWAD, Kamal), Gaza, Palestinian; DOB 07 Aug 1978; POB Nablus, West […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2019 Contact: DEA Public Affairs (202) 307-7977 Press Release Lebanese businessman tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah is sentenced to prison for money laundering scheme involving the evasion of U.S. sanctions WASHINGTON – The operator of a network of businesses in […]
Statement by FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco in Support of Yesterday’s Anti-Terrorism Financing Actions by Argentina and Its Financial Intelligence Unit Immediate Release July 19, 2019 “Yesterday, Argentina’s Unidad de Informaciὀn Financiera de la República Argentina (UIF-AR) took courageous actionto freeze assets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization and list them on a public […]
On Friday, OFAC added the following person: SALMAN, Salman Raouf (a.k.a. AL-REDA, Salman; a.k.a. AL-RIDA, Samwil Salman; a.k.a. EL-REDA, Samuel Salman; a.k.a. REMAL, Salman; a.k.a. SALMAN, Salman Raof; a.k.a. SALMAN, Salman Rauf; a.k.a. “MARQUEZ, Andree”), Lebanon; DOB 05 Jun 1963; alt. DOB 1965; nationality Colombia; alt. nationality Lebanon; Additional Sanctions […]
Yesterday, OFAC added: RA’D, Muhammad Hasan (a.k.a. RAAD, Mohammad; a.k.a. RAAD, Mohammed; a.k.a. RA’AD, Muhammad; a.k.a. RA’D, Muhammad; a.k.a. RAED, Mohamad; a.k.a. RAED, Mohamed), Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 28 Aug 1955; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations; Gender Male; National ID No. […]
Yesterday, OFAC added the following person: HAZZIMA, Husain Ali (a.k.a. HAZIME, Hussein Ali; a.k.a. “Mourtada”), Harat Hreiq, Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 07 Dec 1967; POB Beirut, Lebanon; Gender Male (individual) [SDGT]. and entity: BALOCHISTAN LIBERATION ARMY (a.k.a. BALOCH LIBERATION ARMY; a.k.a. “BLA”), Balochistan, Pakistan [SDGT]. to its counter terrorism sanctions, and […]
