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This section covers the Sanctions List published by OFAC.

OFAC publishes lists of individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries. It also lists individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country-specific.

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OFAC announces $3.7m settlement with Swiss global private banking group, EFG International AG, in relation to violations of the Cuban sanctions regime

The bank allegedly facilitated transactions involving individuals from sanctioned countries. This case highlights the importance of financial institutions adhering to international sanctions regulations to prevent illicit activities and maintain global security.

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US Treasury announces sanctions against Sinaloa Cartel fentanyl network

Applies to operatives in a Black Market Peso Exchange (BMPE) scheme to launder millions in illicit fentanyl proceeds for the Sinaloa Cartel.

OFAC publishes Tri-Seal Compliance Note: obligations of foreign-based persons to comply with US sanctions and export control laws

This Note highlights the applicability of U.S. sanctions and export control laws to persons and entities located abroad, as well as the enforcement mechanisms that are available for the U.S. government to hold non-U.S. persons accountable for violations of such laws, including criminal prosecution…

US Treasury sanctions companies and individuals advancing Russian malign activities in Africa

Announced targets have played an important role enabling Wagner Group and, by extension, the activities of the Russian Federation. Those designated sought monetary gain from illicit natural resource extraction and provided material and financial support to the Wagner Group and other organisations associated with the enterprise of Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the former Wagner Group owner who died in August 2023 in a plane explosion in Russia.

US Treasury targets companies and vessels facilitating Qods force and Houthi commodity shipments

Action targets two Hong Kong- and Marshall Islands-based ship owners and two vessels for their role in shipping commodities on behalf of Iran-based, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF)-backed Houthi financial facilitator Sa’id al-Jamal.

US Treasury sanctions members of the Intellexa commercial spyware consortium

Two individuals and five entities associated with the Intellexa Consortium are designated for their role in developing, operating, and distributing commercial spyware technology used to target Americans, including U.S. government officials, journalists, and policy experts.

US Treasury sanctions Zimbabwe’s President and key actors for corruption and serious human rights abuse

Designates 11 individuals, including Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and three entities for their involvement in corruption or serious human rights abuse pursuant to E.O. 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.

OFAC designates two companies for shipping Iranian commodities to China

OFAC is taking action against two companies registered in Hong Kong and the Marshall Islands that own and operate a vessel, the Panama-flagged KOHANA, shipping over $100 million in Iranian commodities to businesses in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on behalf of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL)…

US Treasury new price cap analysis shows that increased sanctions enforcement is forcing Russia to sell oil at a steeper discount and limiting Russia revenue illegal war

The data shows that that coalition sanctions enforcement is successfully forcing Russia to sell oil at a discount while Russian oil export markets have remained stable.

OFAC sanctions Russia’s largest state-owned shipping company, Sovcomflot

Concurrent with the designation of Sovcomflot, OFAC is also issuing a general license authorizing the offloading of crude oil (or other cargo) from these 14 vessels for a period of 45 days.

 

 

US Treasury sanctions hundreds of targets in Russia and globally, to mark the 2nd Anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and following the death of Aleksey Navalny

This is the largest number of sanctions imposed since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. State is designating three Government of Russia officials in connection with Navalny’s death; together, Treasury and State are sanctioning over 500 targets to impose additional costs for Russia’s repression, human rights abuses, and aggression against Ukraine. The Department of Commerce is also adding more than 90 companies to the Entity List.

 

US Treasury sanctions hundreds of targets in Russia and globally, to mark the 2nd Anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and following the death of Aleksey Navalny