OFAC Issues New Sectoral Sanctions List Against Russia
On July 16, 2014 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ramped up its Ukraine-related sanctions program against Russia.
On July 16, 2014 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ramped up its Ukraine-related sanctions program against Russia.
Burma’s Democratic Reforms Appear to Have Stalled. Will OFAC Re-Implement Some or All of the Sanctions Lifted in 2013?
According to the Department of the Treasury, its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has reached the largest ever settlement, totaling $963 million, for OFAC sanctions violations.
How Your Under-$10,000 Transactions Can Actually Raise Your Profile for Investigations by the Feds. Whenever a U.S. financial institution is involved in a transaction …
OFAC announced today that it has removed the names of over 300 individuals and entities from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List).
OFAC’s recent activity re: the South Sudan-related sanctions program reaffirms its “affirmative determination” opinion highlighted in our last blog post.
An interesting Russia sanctions revelation was made in the most recent chapter of the SpaceX bid protest lawsuit against United Launch Alliance (ULA).
Yesterday, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an Advisory “to alert financial institutions that certain foreign individuals …
Last Thursday President Obama notified Congress of his decision to continue the National Emergency with respect to Burma by stating that …
The intersection of sanctions, criminal justice, and trade is something that I have thought about since I first began practicing law.