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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 publishes the oil price cap (OPC) coalition compliance and enforcement alert
This alert includes an overview of key OPC evasion methods and recommendations for identifying such methods and mitigating their risks and negative impacts and Information on how to report OPC suspected breaches across the price cap coalition…
US Treasury publishes 2024 National Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment
Consistent with the 2022 risk assessment, the most common financial connections between individuals in the United States and foreign terrorist groups entail individuals directly soliciting funds for or attempting to send funds to foreign terrorist groups utilizing cash, registered money services businesses, or in some cases, virtual assets.The report also discusses Hamas and the ways they exploit the international financial system, including through solicitation of funds from witting and unwitting donors worldwide…
US Treasury sanctions Ecuador’s notorious Los Choneros gang and its leader
OFAC’s action follows a steep rise in violence in Ecuador attributed to the actions of Los Choneros and other drug trafficking gangs in the country.
US Treasury sanctions transnational procurement network supporting Iran’s ballistic missile and UAV programs
The four Iran- and Hong Kong-based entities designated have operated as covert procurement entities for OFAC designated Hamed Dehghan and Pishtazan Kavosh Gostar Boshra (PKGB), who are actively engaged in supporting multiple Iranian military organizations, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Additionally, OFAC is designating a Hong Kong-based front company involved in the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian commodities for the benefit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF).
FinCEN issues alert on Israeli extremist settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank
While the alert highlights the potential involvement of certain nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in facilitating payments to fund violence in the West Bank, FinCEN continues to emphasize that legitimate charities should have access to financial services and can transmit funds through legitimate and transparent channels.
OFAC tightens price cap policy restrictions by updating guidance and imposing additional sanctions
OFAC strengthened enforcement of the price limit on Russian oil, updating guidelines to ensure stricter confirmation and record-keeping procedures and imposed sanctions on a Russian government-owned ship manager and some less-known oil trading companies involved in transporting Russian oil by sea, violating the price cap…
US and UK target Houthi military officials for supporting acts of terrorism
Today’s action targets four individuals who have supported the Houthis’ recent attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including holding civilian crews hostage. Concurrent with OFAC’s designations, the United Kingdom is also imposing sanctions on these key figures of Houthi forces.
US Department of Treasury leads global sanctions against Russian cybercriminal for Medibank attack
The U.S., Australia, and the UK have jointly sanctioned Russian cybercriminal Alexander Ermakov for the 2022 Medibank ransomware attack, intensifying global efforts against cybercrime…
US, UK, and Australia target additional Hamas financial networks and facilitators of virtual currency transfers
The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC, alongside the UK and Australia, has issued new sanctions targeting Hamas’s financial networks in Gaza, focusing on cryptocurrency transfers and money laundering activities linked to Iran’s IRGC-QF…
US Treasury targets Kata’ib Hizballah leaders and airline enabling IRGC-QF and militant proxy groups
Targets Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and its CEO for providing assistance to the IIRGC-QF and its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. Three leaders and supporters of one of the IRGC-QF’s main Iran-aligned militias in Iraq, Kata’ib Hizballah (KH), as well as a business that moves and launders funds for KH, are also targeted.
US Department of State announces new global sanctions on Hamas financial networks
The U.S., in coordination with Australia and the UK, has imposed a new round of sanctions targeting financial networks affiliated with Hamas in Gaza, intensifying efforts to disrupt the group’s funding mechanisms…
Global Initiative releases report on ‘Hard targets: Identifying a framework of objectives for targeted sanctions on illicit economies’
The rising use of sanctions against criminal actors reflects the growing appreciation of the peace, security and economic threats posed by organised crime and corruption. However, it also reflects the perceived benefits of sanctions themselves, particularly in a context where the efficacy of other international tools for addressing organised crime…