Executive Order 13159, signed June 21, 2000, is entitled “Blocking Property of the Government of the Russian Federation Relating to the Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted From Nuclear Weapons.” It does what it says it does – it blocks the Highly Enriched Uranium stores in Russia’s nuclear weapons and […]
Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994 imposed an import ban on persons and entities involved in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) proliferation activities. These folks are listed by the State Department, although the Weapons of Mass Destruction Trade Control Regulations are administered by OFAC. Link: State Department import ban […]
Although there are three different programs related to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), the one that is applicable to most organizations performing watchlist screening is the sanctions program implemented under Executive Order 13382 of June 28, 2005. It’s a targeted sanctions program blocking all property of known proliferators and those […]
Maritech provided fuel inspection services to 5 cargo vessels associated with IRISL (Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines) for a total fee of $9,868. Iran had changed the name of 4 of the 5 vessels (ostensibly different from the names on the SDN list), but Maritech neither checked the names […]
Four more individuals, one more entity: CHU, Kyu-Chang (a.k.a. CHU, Kyu-Ch’ang; a.k.a. JU, Kyu-Chang); DOB 25 Nov 1928; POB Hamju County, South Hamgyong Province, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (individual) [NPWMD]. O, Kuk-Ryol (a.k.a. O, Ku’k-ryo’l); DOB 07 Jan 1930; POB Onso’ng County, North Hamgyo’ng Province, Democratic People’s Republic of […]
On Thursday, OFAC sanctioned 3 individuals involved with or faciitating North Korea’s nuclear weapons program: KO, Ch’o’l-Chae, Dalian, China; nationality Korea, North; Deputy Representative, KOMID (individual) [NPWMD]. MUN, Cho’ng-Ch’o’l, C/O Tanchon Commercial Bank, Saemaeul 1-Dong, Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, Korea, North; nationality Korea, North; Tanchon Commercial Bank Representative (individual) [NPWMD]. YO’N, […]
Now that the TRA changed today (see the previous post), OFAC has to designate someone… ZARGHAMI, Ezzatollah (a.k.a. ZARGHAMI, Ezatollah); DOB 1959; POB Dezful, Khuzentan Province, Iran; Title Director, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (individual) [IRAN-TRA]. IRANIAN COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (a.k.a. “SAZMAN-E TANZIM MOGHARARAT”), Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, […]
OFAC issued a massive update today to the sanctions programs for Burma, the DRC, Weapons of Mass Destruction nonproliferation and terrorism. Here are the details: Terrorism program: The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List: AL-ZAHRANI, Ahmed Abdullah Saleh al-Khazmari (a.k.a. AL-AZADI, Abu Maryam; a.k.a. AL-KHOZMRI, Ahmed Abdullah […]
A bunch of updates from OFAC today. First, the following additions were made to the Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) sanctions: The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List: GOLDBERG, Marina Samuilovna (a.k.a. KALASHOV, Marina; a.k.a. KALASHOVA, Marina), Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; DOB 15 Sep 1979; Passport […]
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