Fictitious Official Checks of Meridian Bank, N.A., Phoenix, Ariz. To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; […]
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Mr. Watchlist will be at synagogue for Rosh Hashanah services (he gets the Maftir on the first day, even!), so we'll be behind on news for a few days. There are background pieces lined up, as usual, but news will wait for Monday. To my fellow lansmen, may your New […]
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On Tuesday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) made a number of changes to its Consolidated List, based on the passage of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 831/2013. Specifically, the following person was removed from the Al-Qaida sanctions program: DAKI, Mohammed DOB: 29/03/1965. POB: Casablanca, Morocco Passport Details: (1) G 482731 (Moroccan) […]
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The next two weeks, I'll be spending some time in Miami. If you'd like to grab a drink or coffee together, contact m through the Contact page here. Same deal for the week of September 30 – but I'll be in Boston that week. Hope to hear from my loyal […]
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Items on the UK Military List (part of the UK Strategic Export Control Lists) may not be exported or supplied to Iran. This is the UK's interpretation of the ban on supply of “arms and related material” to Iran. Other items not specifically listed may still require end-use controls licensing, […]
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The sanctions apply to exports to Iran’s oil and gas industry both in Iran and by Iranian enterprises outside Iran. The sanctioned business activities include: exploration of crude oil and natural gas production of crude oil and natural gas refining of crude oil liquefaction of natural gas petrochemical industry Council […]
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The EU sanctions on Iran's human rights abuses were first implemented in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 and subsequently amended in Council Regulation (EU) No 264/2012. EU persons and EU-domiciled entities, as well as people and entities located in the EU, may not be involved in: the sale, supply, transfer […]
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has issued a new Notice to Exporters. In the previous one, BIS announced that, in addition to the suspension of licenses for equipment that could be used for internal suppression in Egypt, the Export Control Organization (ECO) would also be reviewing additional […]
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The following person listed by the UN Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee has been removed from OSFI's Consolidated List: QI.A.230.07. Name: 1: SAID 2: YOUSSEF 3: ALI 4: ABU AZIZA Name (original script): سعيد يوسف علي أبو عزيزة Title: na Designation: na DOB: 1958 POB: Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Good quality a.k.a.: […]
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The EU's Council Decision 2012/635/CFSP (codified into law by Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012) adopted sanctions against Iran's weapons programs (nuclear and ballistic) and any revenue they get fron these. These include: prohibition on the sale, supply or transfer to Iran of graphite, raw or semi-finished metals (such as aluminium […]
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