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2018-04-26|U.S. Department of State Concludes $30 Million Settlement of Alleged Export Violations by FLIR Systems, Inc.

— STATE

WASHINGTON – The Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with FLIR Systems, Inc. of Wilsonville, Oregon, to resolve alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130. The Department of State and FLIR have reached this settlement following an extensive compliance review by the Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance in the Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. Read more…

Source: U.S. Dept. of State

2018-04-26|U.S. Department of State Debars 168 Persons for Violating or Conspiring To Violate the Arms Export Control Act

— STATE

WASHINGTON – On April 25, 2018, the U.S. Department of State published a Federal Register notice of 168 persons and entities who have been statutorily debarred for convictions of violating, or conspiring to violate, the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751, et seq.). This action, as required by section 127.7(b) of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR parts 120-130), highlights the Department’s responsibility to protect U.S. defense articles, including technical data, and defense services from unauthorized exports and brokering. Read more…

Source: U.S. Dept. of State

2018-04-16| Secretary Ross Announces Activation of ZTE Denial Order in Response to Repeated False Statements to the U.S. Government

— BIS

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has imposed a denial of export privileges against Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation, of Shenzhen, China (“ZTE Corporation”) and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. of Hi-New Shenzhen, China (“ZTE Kangxun”) (collectively, “ZTE”). Read more…

Source: Bureau of Industry and Security

2018-04-13| Three Men Plead Guilty to Concealing Sending Funds to Anwar Al-Awlaki

— DOJ

WASHINGTON – Ibrahim Zubair Mohammad, 38; Asif Ahmed Salim, 38; and Sultane Room Salim, 43, pleaded guilty this week to one count of concealment of financing of terrorism, for their roles in concealing the provision of thousands of dollars to Anwar Al-Awlaki in an effort to support violent jihad against U.S. military personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan and throughout the world. Read more…

Source: Dept. of Justice

2018-04-09| Treasury Designates Russian Oligarchs, Officials, and Entities in Response to Worldwide Malign Activity

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in consultation with the Department of State, today designated seven Russian oligarchs and 12 companies they own or control, 17 senior Russian government officials, and a state-owned Russian weapons trading company and its subsidiary, a Russian bank. Read more…

Source: U.S. Dept. of the Treasury – Office of Foreign Assets Control

2018-03-15| Canadian Arrested on Indictment Alleging Illegal Export of Petroleum Equipment to Iran

— DOJ

Washington – A Canadian citizen was arrested on arrival at Sea-Tac airport last night, following his indictment on charges of violating U.S. export laws and making false statements to federal investigators, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. MEHRAN GHANOUNI, 29, operated a number of companies in both the U.S. and Canada. The indictment alleges that between 2014 and 2016, GHANOUNI and his coconspirators exported $2.3 million in parts for petrochemical operations, falsely claiming they were destined for companies in Kuwait, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. In fact, the coconspirators knew the equipment was to be transshipped to oil companies owned by the government of Iran. Such exports are illegal under federal law. GHANOUNI will make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle at 2:00 p.m. today. Read more…

Source: Dept. of Justice

2018-02-26| Former Police Officer Sentenced for Attempting to Support ISIS

2018-02-14| Chelsea Bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi Sentenced to Life in Prison for Executing September 2016 Bombing and Attempted Bombing in New York City

2018-02-05| Treasury Targets Hizballah Financial Network in Africa and the Middle East

— OFAC

Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted the business operations of Hizballah by designating six individuals and seven entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. Specifically, OFAC designated Lebanon-based Jihad Muhammad Qansu, Ali Muhammad Qansu, Issam Ahmad Saad, and Nabil Mahmoud Assaf, and Iraq-based Abdul Latif Saad and Muhammad Badr-Al-Din for acting for or on behalf of Hizballah member and financier Adham Tabaja or his company, Al-Inmaa Engineering and Contracting. Additionally, OFAC designated Sierra Leone-based Blue Lagoon Group LTD and Kanso Fishing Agency Limited, Ghana-based Star Trade Ghana Limited, Liberia-based Dolphin Trading Company Limited (DTC), Sky Trade Company, and Golden Fish Liberia LTD., and Lebanon-based Golden Fish S.A.L. (Offshore) for being owned or controlled by Ali Muhammad Qansu. As a result of today’s designations, all property and interests in property of these persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. Read more…

Source: U.S. Dept. of the Treasury – Office of Foreign Assets Control

2018-01-17| Treasury Sanctions Taliban and Haqqani Network Financiers and Facilitators

— OFAC

Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today to expose and disrupt the financing of the Taliban and Haqqani Network by designating six individuals as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. Four of the individuals – Abdul Samad Sani, Abdul Qadeer Basir Abdul Baseer, Hafiz Mohammed Popalzai, and Maulawi Inayatullah – were designated for acting on behalf of the Taliban, while the remaining two – Faqir Muhammad and Gula Khan Hamidi – were sanctioned for acting on behalf of the Haqqani Network. Read more…

Source: U.S. Dept. of the Treasury – Office of Foreign Assets Control

2017-12-22 | Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Implementation

— State Dept.

WASHINGTON – Today, alongside the President and the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State took action against persons who have committed serious human rights abuse and engaged in corruption around the world. The Department is committed to protecting and promoting human rights and combatting corruption with all of the tools at our disposal. Today’s actions advance our values and promote the security of the United States, our allies, and our partners. We must lead by example, and today’s announcement of sanctions demonstrates the United States will continue to pursue tangible and significant consequences for those who commit serious human rights abuse and engage in corruption. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of Sate

2017-12-14 | Treasury Sanctions Lord’s Resistance Army Facilitators Involved in the Illicit Trade of Ivory, Weapons, and Money in Central Africa

— OFAC

Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated Okot Lukwang and Musa Hatari pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13667, which targets certain persons contributing to the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR), including those that support armed groups involved in activities that threaten the peace, security, or stability of the CAR through the illicit trade of natural resources. Both designated persons facilitated the transfer of ivory, weapons, and money in support of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury – Office of Foreign Assets Control

2017-12-11 | National Security Division Announces Agreement with Netcracker for Enhanced Security Protocols in Software Development

— BIS

WASHINGTON – Netcracker Technology Corp. (NTC), a global software company serving the telecommunications industry, has agreed to implement enhanced security protocols for software development, implementation, and its other services to clients, many of whom are part of the United States’s critical communications infrastructure, announced Dana Boente, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s National Security Division and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. NTC is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corp. Read more . . .

Source: Bureau of Industry and Security

2017-12-05 | Treasury Sanctions Jamaica-based ISIS Recruiter for Terror Support

— OFAC

Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today targeting Abdullah Ibrahim al-Faisal (Faisal), a Jamaica-based Islamic cleric who provided recruitment services to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Faisal was named as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, ISIS. As a result of today’s designation, all property and interests in property of Faisal subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with him. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury – Office of Foreign Assets Control

2017-12-05 | Texas Resident Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to ISIS

2017-11-30 | Singapore – Follow-On Support for PEACE CARVIN V (F-15 Training Detachment)

— DDTC

WASHINGTON – Nov. 29, 2017 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Singapore for GBU-10 Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) units; GBU-12 Paveway II LGB units; and FMU-152 or FMU-139D/B fuzes for an estimated cost of $415 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. Read more . . .

Source: Directorate of Defence Trade Controls

2017-11-29 | On the Latest D.P.R.K. Missile Launch

2017-11-29 | Poland – High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)

— DDTC

WASHINGTON – Nov. 28, 2017 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland for a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for an estimated cost of $250 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. Read more . . .

Source: Directorate of Defence Trade Controls

2017-11-29 | Poland – AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)

— DDTC

WASHINGTON – Nov. 28, 2017 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland for AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for an estimated cost of $250 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. Read more . . .

Source: Directorate of Defence Trade Controls

2017-11-22 | Sayfullo Saipov Charged With Terrorism and Murder in Aid of Racketeering in Connection With Lower Manhattan Truck Attack

2017-11-22 | Treasury Sanctions Trading, Labor, and Shipping Companies and Vessels to Further Isolate North Korea

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today sanctioned one individual, 13 entities, and 20 vessels as the United States continues to take action multilaterally and unilaterally to disrupt North Korea’s illicit funding of its unlawful nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Today’s sanctions target third-country persons with long-standing commercial ties to North Korea, as well as the transportation networks that facilitate North Korea’s revenue generation and operations. Read more . . .

Source: Office of Foreign Assets Control

2017-11-21 | Georgia – Javelin Missiles and Command Launch Units

— DDTC

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2017 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Georgia for Javelin Missiles and Command Launch Units for an estimated cost of $75 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on November 17, 2017. Read more . . .

Source: Directorate of Defence Trade Controls

2017-11-20 | Poland – Integrated Air and Missile Defense(IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS)-enabled Patriot Configuration-3+ with Modernized Sensors and Components

— DDTC

WASHINGTON – Nov. 17, 2017 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland for an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS)-enabled Patriot Configuration-3+ with Modernized Sensors and Components for an estimated cost of $10.5 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on November 14, 2017. Read more . . .

Source: Directorate of Defence Trade Controls

2017-11-17 | Norway – AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)

— DDTC

WASHINGTON – Nov. 15, 2017 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Norway for AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for an estimated cost of $170 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on November 14, 2017. Read more . . .

Source: Directorate of Defence Trade Controls

2017-11-15 | Discontinuance of ELLIE and form DSP-119

— DDTC

WASHINGTON – Effective December 1, 2017, DDTC will no longer accept form DSP-119 to amend the DSP-85. All pending DSP-119’s will be processed pursuant to 123.25 of the ITAR. Any DSP-119 form submitted to DDTC on or after December 1, 2017 will be returned without action. When amending the DSP-85, the applicant must submit a completely new DSP-85 along with a transmittal letter, signed by the Empowered Official explaining the amended change. Read more . . .

Source: Directorate of Defence Trade Controls

2017-11-14 | First U.S.-Qatar Counterterrorism Dialogue

— State Dept.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Nathan A. Sales led the U.S delegation, which included officials from the Departments of State, Homeland Security, Justice, and Treasury. The 11-member Qatari delegation was led by Major General Abdul Aziz al-Ansari, Chairman of Qatar’s National Counter Terrorism Committee, and included Dr. Mutlaq al-Qahtani, Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Counterterrorism and Conflict Mediation, and officials from the Ministry of Interior, the State Security Bureau, and the National Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Finance Committee. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of Sate

2017-11-09 | Treasury Sanctions Ten Venezuelan Government Officials

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated ten current or former Venezuelan government officials pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13692. These individuals are associated with undermining electoral processes, media censorship, or corruption in government-administered food programs in Venezuela. This designation follows October 15, 2017 state elections in Venezuela, which were marked by numerous irregularities that strongly suggest fraud helped the ruling party unexpectedly win a majority of governorships. Read more . . .

Source: Office of Foreign Assets Control

2017-11-08 | Treasury, Commerce, and State Implement Changes to the Cuba Sanctions Rules

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) are announcing amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), respectively, to implement changes to the Cuba sanctions program announced by the President in June. The State Department is taking complementary steps to implement these policy changes that cumulatively seek to channel economic activities away from the Cuban military, intelligence, and security services, while maintaining opportunities for Americans to engage in authorized travel to Cuba and support the private, small business sector in Cuba. The changes will take effect on Thursday, November 9, 2017, when the regulations are published in the Federal Register. Read more . . .

Source: Office of Foreign Assets Control

2017-11-08 | Man Sentenced to Over 27 Years for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists...

2017-11-02 | FinCEN Further Restricts North Korea’s Access to the U.S. Financial System and Warns U.S. Financial Institutions of North Korean Schemes

— Department of the Treasury

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a final rule under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act that severs Bank of Dandong, a Chinese bank that acts as a conduit for illicit North Korean financial activity, from the U.S. financial system. FinCEN also issued today an advisory to further alert financial institutions to schemes commonly used by North Korea to evade U.S. and United Nations (UN) sanctions, launder funds, and finance the North Korean regime’s weapons programs. Read more . . .

Source: Department of the Treasury – OFAC

2017-11-01 | State Department Amendment to the Terrorist Designations of Abdallah Azzam Brigades

— Department of State

The Department of State has maintained and amended the designation of the Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to add the aliases Marwan Hadid Brigades and Marwan Hadid Brigade. The Department has also amended the group’s designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 to add the additional aliases. Read more . . .

Source: Department of State – DDTC

2017-10-26 | Treasury Sanctions Additional North Korean Officials and Entities in Response to the Regime’s Serious Human Rights Abuses and Censorship Activities

— Department of the Treasury

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today sanctioned seven individuals and three entities of the North Korean regime in response to the regime’s ongoing and serious human rights abuses. Treasury is taking this action in conjunction with the State Department’s “Report on Serious Human Rights Abuses and Censorship in North Korea,” which is being submitted in accordance with the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016. Read more . . .

Source: Department of the Treasury – OFAC

2017-10-25 | Treasury and Terrorist Financing Targeting Center Partners Issue First Joint Sanctions Against Key Terrorists and Supporters

— Department of the Treasury

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on eight individuals and one entity today, targeting leaders, financiers, and facilitators of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in Yemen (ISIS-Y) and al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). This action was taken in partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the co-chair of the recently established Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC), as well as all other TFTC member states: the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Today’s collective actions are the first taken by the TFTC since its announcement during President Trump’s visit to the region in May. Read more . . .

Source: Department of the Treasury – OFAC

2017-10-13 | Treasury Designates the IRGC under Terrorism Authority and Targets IRGC and Military Supporters under Counter-Proliferation Authority

— Department of the Treasury

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) pursuant to the global terrorism Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 and consistent with the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. OFAC designated the IRGC today for its activities in support of the IRGC-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), which was designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 on October 25, 2007, for providing support to a number of terrorist groups, including Hizballah and Hamas, as well as to the Taliban. The IRGC has provided material support to the IRGC-QF, including by providing training, personnel, and military equipment.Read more . . .

Source: Department of the Treasury – OFAC

2017-09-28 | Treasury Sanctions Banks and Representatives Linked to North Korean Financial Networks

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today to further disrupt North Korea’s access to the international financial system. OFAC designated eight North Korean banks and 26 individuals linked to North Korean financial networks in response to North Korea’s ongoing development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and continued violations of United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs). The individuals sanctioned today are North Korean nationals operating in China, Russia, Libya and the United Arab Emirates who act as representatives of North Korean banks. OFAC also identified two banks as part of the Government of North Korea. As a result of today’s action, any property or interests in property of the designated persons in the possession or control of U.S. persons or within the United States must be blocked.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-10-05 | Federal Agent, Colombian Narcotics Kingpin and Colombian National Indicted for Conspiracy, Corruption and Obstruction

— BIS

A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and two Colombian nationals were charged today by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida with conspiracy, corruption and obstruction of justice charges stemming from their participation in a bribery scheme that resulted in the dismissal of an indictment filed against one of the Colombian nationals in exchange for cash and other things of value, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Special Agent in Charge Michael T. Moreland of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Southeast Region; and Special Agent in Charge Jay Donly of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), HSI.Read more…

Source: BIS

2017-09-19 | State Department Terrorist Designations of Tony-Lee Thulsie and Brandon-Lee Thulsie

— STATE

The Department of State has designated Tony-Lee Thulsie and Brandon-Lee Thulsie as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. E.O. 13224 imposes strict sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. These designations seek to deny Tony-Lee Thulsie and Brandon-Lee Thulsie the resources they need to plan and carry out terrorist attacks. Among other consequences, all of Tony-Lee Thulsie and Brandon-Lee Thulsie’s property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with them. Read more…

Source: STATE

2017-09-14 | Treasury Sanctions Mexican Entities and Individuals Linked to CJNG and the Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking Organization

— OFAC

Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four Mexican entities and three Mexican individuals linked to the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), the Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking Organization (Los Cuinis DTO), the Los Cuinis DTO leader Abigael Gonzalez Valencia, or their associates as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). These sanctions apply continued pressure to these allied Mexican drug trafficking organizations, which OFAC designated on April 8, 2015, and their leadership. As a result of today’s action, any assets these designees have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-09-14 | Treasury Targets Supporters of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Networks Responsible for Cyber-Attacks Against the United States

— OFAC

Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 11 entities and individuals for engaging in support of designated Iranian actors or malicious cyber-enabled activity. The persons sanctioned in today’s actions include one entity engaging in activities in support of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ballistic missile program; two Ukraine-based entities providing support to designated airlines, including one affiliated with the IRGC-Qods Force (IRGC-QF); and two Iran-based networks responsible for malicious cyber-enabled attacks against the U.S. financial system. Today’s actions were taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery and their supporters; E.O. 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists and acts of terrorism; and E.O. 13694, which targets persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-09-08 | U.S. Citizen Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Al Shabaab

— BIS

Maalik Alim Jones, 32, a U.S. citizen who resided in Maryland until 2011, pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to al Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Somalia, conspiring to receive military training from al Shabaab, and carrying and using an AK-47 machine gun, rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons in furtherance of his support for al Shabaab. Read more…

Source: BIS

2017-09-07 | New York Man Charged With Providing Material Support to ISIS

— BIS

A grand jury returned a superseding indictment today charging Adam Raishani, aka, “Saddam Mohamed Raishani,” 30, of the Bronx, N.Y., with conspiring to provide, providing and attempting to provide, and aiding and abetting the provision and attempted provision of material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, by allegedly facilitating another ISIS supporter’s travel to join ISIS overseas. Raishani had already been charged, in an Indictment filed on June 29, with attempting to provide material support to ISIS, by allegedly attempting to travel abroad to join ISIS himself. Read more…

Source: BIS

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2017-08-31 | Defendant Charged With Conspiring and Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Al-Nusrah Front

— BIS

An indictment was unsealed today charging Dilshod Khusanov, 31, a citizen of Uzbekistan, with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and al-Nusrah Front, both designated foreign terrorist organizations. The defendant, arrested earlier this morning in Villa Park, Ill., is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge M. David Weisman in Chicago.Read more…

Source: BIS

2017-08-29 | Treasury Collaborates with Iraqi Government to Sanction ISIS Finance Emir

— DDTC

Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today targeting Salim Mustafa Muhammad al-Mansur (Mansur), an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) finance emir. Mansur was designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for acting for or on behalf of ISIS. As a result of today’s designation, all property and interests in property of Mansur subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with him.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2017-08-29 | New York Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

— BIS

Yesterday, Parveg Ahmed, 22, a U.S. citizen of Queens, New York, was arrested on charges of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization. The defendant is scheduled to make his initial appearance this afternoon at 2 p.m. at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein.Read more…

Source: BIS

2017-08-28 | Diehl Raytheon Missile Systeme GmbH to Diehl Retrofit Missile Systeme GmbH Name Chang

— DDTC

Effective immediately, Diehl Raytheon Missile Systeme GmbH will change as follows: Diehl Retrofit Missile Systeme GmbH. Due to the volume of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect this change, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls is exercising the authority under 22 CFR 126.3 to waive the requirement for amendments to change currently approved license authorizations. The amendment waiver does not apply to approved or pending agreements.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2017-08-22 | Treasury Targets Chinese and Russian Entities and Individuals Supporting the North Korean Regime

— OFAC

Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 10 entities and six individuals in response to North Korea’s ongoing development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), violations of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions, and attempted evasion of U.S. sanctions. Today’s sanctions target third-country companies and individuals that (1) assist already-designated persons who support North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, (2) deal in the North Korean energy trade, (3) facilitate its exportation of workers, and (4) enable sanctioned North Korean entities to access the U.S. and international financial systems. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-08-17 | Designated ISIS Branches and Individuals

— STATE

The Department of State has designated over 30 ISIS leaders and operatives under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, and will continue to target the group to deny it access to the U.S. financial system. These designations are part of a larger comprehensive plan to defeat ISIS that, in coordination with the 73-member Global Coalition, has made significant progress toward that goal.Read more…

Source: STATE

2017-08-17 | State Department Terrorist Designations of Ahmad Alkhald and Abu Yahya al-Iraqi

— STATE

The Department of State has designated two ISIS leaders – Ahmad Alkhald and Abu Yahya al-Iraqi – as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. E.O. 13224 imposes strict sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. These designations seek to deny Alkhald and al-Iraqi the resources they need to plan and carry out further terrorist attacks. Read more…

Source: STATE

2017-08-16 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Hizbul Mujahideen

— STATE

The Department of State has designated Hizbul Mujahideen—also known as Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, also known as HM—as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. These designations seek to deny HM the resources it needs to carry out terrorist attacks. Among other consequences, all of HM’s property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the group. Read more…

Source: STATE

2017-08-16 | Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges

2017-08-16 | Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime and Weapons of Mass Destruction Charges for Attempting to Attack Florida Synagogue

2017-08-10 | Government of Thailand – RGM-84L Harpoon Block II Surface Launched Missiles

— DDTC

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2017 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Thailand for RGM-84L Harpoon Block II Surface Launched Missiles. The estimated cost is $24.9 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on August 9, 2017.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2017-08-09 | Treasury Sanctions Longtime Mexican Drug Kingpin Raul Flores Hernandez and His Vast Network

— OFAC

Washington – Today, in coordination with U.S. and Mexican law enforcement actions, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identified Mexican national Raul Flores Hernandez and the Flores Drug Trafficking Organization (Flores DTO) as Significant Foreign Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). In addition to Flores and the Flores DTO, OFAC also designated 21 Mexican nationals and 42 entities in Mexico for providing support to the narcotics trafficking activities of Raul Flores Hernandez and the Flores DTO and/or for being owned or controlled by the Flores DTO, its members, and trusted associates. This action marks the largest single Kingpin Act action against a Mexican drug cartel network that OFAC has designated. As a result of today’s action, all assets of the individuals and entities designated that are under U.S. jurisdiction or are in the control of U.S. persons are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-08-09 | Treasury Sanctions Eight Individuals Involved in Venezuela’s Illegitimate Constituent Assembly

— OFAC

Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated eight individuals involved in organizing or otherwise supporting the creation of Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly (Asamblea Constituyente or AC) and participating in anti-democratic actions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13692. The AC, which seeks to rewrite the Venezuelan constitution and dissolve Venezuelan state institutions, was created through an undemocratic process instigated by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government to subvert the will of the Venezuelan people. OFAC designated President Maduro on July 31, 2017, the day after AC elections were held. The AC was sworn in on August 4 and, in its first session on August 5, ousted Attorney General Luisa Marvelia Ortega Diaz, who had ordered an investigation into the possible AC election fraud, and replaced her with designated individual Tarek William Saab.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-08-08 | Maryland Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Attempted Murder

— BIS

A federal grand jury charged Nelash Das, age 25, a citizen of Bangladesh previously residing in Landover Hills, Maryland, today with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization; attempting to murder a federal employee; and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The defendant previously had been indicted on the material support charge. The defendant remains detained pending further court proceedings.Read more…

Source: BIS

2017-08-03 | Government of Nigeria – A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft, Weapons, and Associated Support

— DDTC

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2017 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Nigeria of twelve (12) A-29 Super Tucano aircraft and weapons, including all associated training, spare parts, aviation and ground support equipment, and hangar, facilities, and infrastructure required to support the program. The estimated total case value is $593 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on August 2, 2017.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2017-08-01 | Republic of Iraq – Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for U.S. Origin Navy Vessels and a Ship Repair Facility

— DDTC

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2017 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Iraq for Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for U.S. origin Navy vessels and a ship repair facility. The estimated cost is $150 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2017-07-31 | Treasury Sanctions the President of Venezuela

— OFAC

Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro Moros, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13692, which authorizes sanctions against current or former officials of the Government of Venezuela and others undermining democracy in Venezuela. These sanctions come a day after the Maduro government held elections for a National Constituent Assembly (Asamblea Nacional Constituyente, or ANC) that aspires illegitimately to usurp the constitutional role of the democratically elected National Assembly, rewrite the constitution, and impose an authoritarian regime on the people of Venezuela. As such, it represents a rupture in Venezuela’s constitutional and democratic order. The Maduro administration has proceeded with the ANC even though Venezuelans and democratic governments worldwide have overwhelmingly opposed it as a fundamental assault on the freedoms of the Venezuelan people. The creation of the ANC follows years of Maduro’s efforts to undermine Venezuela’s democracy and the rule of law. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-07-29 | Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States - Surveillance Radar Program (SRP) Operation and Maintenance Support

— DDTC

WASHINGTON, Jun. 29, 2017 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States of SRP Operations and Maintenance follow-on sustainment package that includes, contractor logistics support (sustainment); engineering services and technical updates to address equipment obsolescence; transportation and material costs associated with contractor repair and return services; spare and repair parts; support and test equipment; publications and technical documentation; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering; technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The total estimated program cost is $400 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2017-07-28 | Treasury Sanctions Key Ballistic Missile Entities in Iran

— OFAC

Washington – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned six Iran-based subordinates of Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG), an entity central to Iran’s ballistic missile program, in response to Iran’s continued provocative actions, such as yesterday’s launch of the Simorgh space launch vehicle. Space launch vehicles use technologies that are closely related to those of an intercontinental ballistic missile and this launch represents a threatening step by Iran. Shahid Karimi Industries, Shahid Rastegar Industries, Shahid Cheraghi Industries, Shahid Varamini Industries, Shahid Kalhor Industries, and Amir Al Mo’Menin Industries were designated pursuant to the global counter-proliferation Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 for being owned or controlled by SHIG.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-07-26 | Treasury Sanctions 13 Current and Former Senior Officials of the Government of Venezuela

— OFAC

Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 13 current or former senior officials of the Venezuelan Government pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13692, which authorizes sanctions against officials of the Government of Venezuela and others undermining democracy there. The sanctions come ahead of the planned July 30, 2017 election orchestrated by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of a National Constituent Assembly (Asamblea Nacional Constituyente, or ANC) that will have the power to rewrite the Venezuelan constitution and may choose to dissolve Venezuelan state institutions. A flawed ANC election process all but guarantees that a majority of the Assembly’s members will represent the interests of President Maduro’s government. In a “popular consultation” organized by the opposition and held on July 16, 2017, Venezuelans overwhelmingly opposed the ANC process. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-07-22 | Hawaii Soldier Indicted for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

2017-07-21 | Treasury Sanctions ISIS Fighter

— OFAC

Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today against Malik Ruslanovish Barkhanoev (Barkhanoev), an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighter. Barkhanoev is being designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of Barkhanoev subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with him.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-07-21 | Alleged ISIS Supporter Indicted for Attempting to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organization

— BIS

Amer Sinan Alhaggagi, 22, of Oakland, California, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in San Francisco with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney Brian J. Stretch of the Northern District of California and Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett of the FBI’s San Francisco Field Office.Read more…

Source: BIS

2017-07-20 | ExxonMobil Corporation Assessed a Penalty for Violating the Ukraine-Related Sanctions Regulations

— OFAC

ExxonMobil Corporation Assessed a Penalty for Violating the Ukraine-Related Sanctions Regulations: ExxonMobil Corp., oflrving, Texas, including its U.S. subsidiaries ExxonMobil Development Company and ExxonMobil Oil Corp. (collectively, “ExxonMobil”), has been assessed a civil monetary penalty of $2,000,000 for violations of the Ukraine-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 589 (Ukraine-Related Sanctions Regulations). Between on or about May 14, 2014 and on or about May 23, 2014, ExxonMobil violated§ 589.201 of the UkraineRelated Sanctions Regulations when the presidents of its U.S. subsidiaries dealt in services of an individual whose property and interests in property were blocked, namely, by signing eight legal documents related to oil and gas projects in Russia with Igor Sechin, the President of Rosneft OAO, 1 and an individual identified on OF AC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”) (referred to hereinafter as an “SDN”).Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-07-18 | U.S. Announces New Iran-related Sanctions

— STATE

The United States remains deeply concerned about Iran’s malign activities across the Middle East which undermine regional stability, security, and prosperity. Iran continues to support terrorist groups such as Hizballah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad that threaten Israel and stability in the Middle East. Iran has maintained its steadfast support for the Assad regime, despite Assad’s atrocities against his own people. Iran also continues to provide the Houthi rebels in Yemen with advanced weaponry that threatens freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, has been used to attack Saudi Arabia, and is prolonging the Yemen conflict. Read more…

Source: STATE

2017-07-10 | Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists and Soliciting the Murder of a Federal Judge

2017-07-10 | United Kingdom – Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and Accessories

2017-07-10 | Government of the Netherlands – AN/AAR-57A(V)7 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)

— DDTC

WASHINGTON, Jul. 10, 2017 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands for AN/AAR-57A(V)7 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS). The estimated cost is $58.2 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. Read More…

Source: DDTC

2017-06-29 | Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Terrorists

20178-06-27 | North Carolina Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attempting to Commit an Act of Terrorism Transcending National Boundaries

2017-06-26 | State Department Terrorist Designations of Mohammad Yusuf Shah AKA Syed Salahuddin

2017-06-22 | New York Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

2017-06-21 | State Department Amendments to the Terrorist Designations of Hizballah and al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula

2017-06-20 | Treasury Designates Individuals and Entities Involved in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine

2017-06-16 | Treasury Sanctions ISIS Facilitator-Recruiter-Fighter

2017-06-15 | State Department Terrorist Designations of Mohammad Shafi Armar, Oussama Ahmad Atar, and Mohammed Isa Yousif Saqar Al Binali

2017-06-15 | Treasury Sanctions Iraq-Based ISIS Financial Facilitation Network

2017-06-12 | State Department Terrorist Designations of Marwan Ibrahim Hussayn Tah al-Azawi and Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia

2017-06-12 | Treasury Targets ISIS Leader Involved in Chemical Weapons Development

2017-06-05 | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – AN/TPQ-53(V) Radar Systems and Related Support

2017-06-05 | Saudi Arabia – Blanket Order Training

2017-06-01 | Treasury Sanctions Senior Congolese Official for Leading Republican Guard in Undermining Democratic Processes

2017-06-01 | Treasury Sanctions Suppliers of North Korea's Nuclear and Weapons Proliferation Programs

2017-05-31 | Treasury Designates Colombia-Based Business Partners and Companies Linked to the Gallon Henao Brothers

— OFAC

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated four Colombian nationals as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) because of their links to previously designated SDNTs Juan Santiago Gallon Henao, Pedro David Gallon Henao, and La Oficina de Envigado (“La Oficina”). Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-05-24 | Treasury Targets Major Mexican Heroin Trafficking Organization

2017-05-23 | Pomona Woman Arrested on Federal Charges that Allege Scheme to Smuggle Restricted Space Communications Technology to China

2017-05-22 | Defense Contractor Employee Pleads Guilty to Selling Satellite Secrets to Undercover Agent Posing as Russian Spy

2017-05-21 | U.S. and Saudi Arabia to Co-Chair New Terrorist Financing Targeting Center

2017-05-19 | State Department Terrorist Designations of Hashem Safieddine and Muhammad al-Isawi

2017-05-19 | Treasury Targets al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula

2017-05-18 | Treasury Sanctions Eight Members of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice

2017-05-17 | U.S. State Department Issues Report on Human Rights Sanctions on Iran

2017-05-17 | Treasury Sanctions Iranian Defense Officials and a China-Based Network for Supporting Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

2017-05-16 | Czech Republic and Slovak Republic Nationals Charged with Violating U.S. Export Laws

— BIS

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leigh-Alistair Barzey, Special Agent in Charge of the DCIS Northeast Field Office, and Matthew Etre, Special Agent of HSI Boston, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned two indictments charging citizens of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic with offenses related to the illegal export of U.S. military equipment. Read more…

Source: BIS

2017-05-16 | Treasury Sanctions Additional Individuals and Entities In Response to Continuing Violent Attacks on Syrian Citizens by the Syrian Government

2017-05-12 | Nanticoke Man Indicted for Export Violations and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition

2017-05-11 | Government of India – CBRN Support Equipment

2017-05-11 | Treasury Targets Pakistan-Based Terrorist Leaders and Facilitators

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today to disrupt the leadership of Jama’at ul Dawa al-Qu’ran (JDQ) and financial support networks of JDQ, the Taliban, al-Qa’ida, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LT), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and ISIS – Khorasan by designating three individuals and one entity based in Pakistan. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-05-11 | Ohio Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

2017-05-05 | Treasury Sanctions Peru-Based International Drug Trafficker Gino Dusan Padros Degregori

2017-05-05 | Department of Justice Releases Report Detailing the Prosecutions of Transnational Criminal Organizations and their Subsidiaries

2017-05-05 | New Jersey Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

— BIS

Gregory Lepsky, 20, of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, will appear in federal court today to face allegations that he planned to construct and use a pressure cooker bomb in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Lepsky is charged by criminal complaint with one count of attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Read more…

Source: BIS

2017-04-24 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Mubarak Mohammed A Alotaibi

— BIS

The Department of State has designated Mubarak Mohammed A Alotaibi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: BIS

2017-04-27 | Singapore Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Plot Involving Exports to Iran of U.S. Components

2017-04-24 | Treasury Sanctions 271 Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center Staff in Response to Sarin Attack on Khan Sheikhoun

2017-04-21 | Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Illegally Export High-Grade Carbon Fiber to China

2017-04-20 | Treasury Targets Front Companies Linked to Los Cuinis Leader

2017-04-18 | Florida Resident Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attempting to Possess a Weapon of Mass Destruction and Provide Material Support to a Terrorist Organization

2017-04-13 | State Department Terrorist Designations of Tarek Sakr and Farah Mohamed Shirdon

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The Department of State has designated Tarek Sakr and Farah Mohamed Shirdon as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-04-13 | Treasury Sanctions Libya-Based ISIS Financial Facilitators and Algerian ISIS Supporter and Arms Trafficker

2017-04-12 | Treasury Sanctions Two Central African Republic Militia Commanders

2017-04-12 | Two Illinois Men Charged With Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS

2017-04-04 | Two Florida Men Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL

2017-04-03 | New Jersey Resident Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists

2017-03-31 | Treasury Sanctions Agents Linked to North Korea’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Financial Networks

2017-03-31 | Two Women Sentenced for Providing Material Support to Terrorists

2017-03-30 | Treasury Designates Indonesian and Malaysian ISIS Operatives and Leaders

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today to disrupt the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) global financial and facilitation networks by designating two individuals – Muhammad Bahrun Naim Anggih Tamtomo and Muhammad Wanndy Bin Mohamed Jedi – as Specially Designated Global Terrorists pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-03-30 | State Department Terrorist Designations of El Shafee Elsheikh, Anjem Choudary, Sami Bouras, Shane Dominic Crawford, and Mark John Taylor

— STATE

The Department of State has designated El Shafee Elsheikh, Anjem Choudary, Sami Bouras, Shane Dominic Crawford, and Mark John Taylor as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: STATE

2017-03-24 | Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act Sanctions

2017-03-21 | Lebanese Businessman Tied to Hizballah Arrested for Violating IEEPA and Defrauding the U.S. Government

2017-03-17 | State Department Terrorist Designations of Ahmad Hasan Yusuf and Alsayed Murtadha Majeed Ramadhan Alawi

— DDTC

The Department of State has designated Ahmad Hasan Yusuf and Alsayed Murtadha Majeed Ramadhan Alawi as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons who have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2017-03-16 | Nogales man sentenced to more than 7 years for attempting to export ammunition into Mexico

2017-03-16 | Al Qaeda Operative Convicted of Multiple Terrorism Offenses Targeting Americans Overseas

2017-03-14 | Treasury Sanctions Prominent Al-Nusrah Front and Al-Qa'ida Facilitator

2017-03-13 | Israeli Executive Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Foreign Military Financing Program

— BIS

A former executive of an Israel-based defense contractor pleaded guilty for his role in multiple schemes to defraud a multi-billion dollar United States foreign aid program, the Department of Justice announced today. Yuval Marshak pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of major fraud against the United States in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut today. Read more…

Source: BIS

2017-03-01 | Fifty-Five Defendants Charged in Massive Crackdown on California Heroin, Methamphetamine and Firearms Traffickers

2017-02-28 | Exporter of Microelectronics to Russian Military Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison Following Convictions on All Counts

2017-02-24 | Virginia Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

2017-02-24 | Eleven Individuals and One Company Charged in Florida With Exporting Prohibited Articles to Syria

2017-02-23 | Treasury Sanctions Senior Al-Nusrah Front Leaders Concurrently with UN Designations

2017-02-15 | Long Beach woman pleads guilty to illegally shipping large quantity of ammunition to the Philippines

2017-02-13 | Treasury Sanctions Prominent Venezuelan Drug Trafficker Tareck El Aissami and His Primary Frontman Samark Lopez Bello

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Venezuelan national Tareck Zaidan El Aissami Maddah (El Aissami) as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-02-10 | Two New York City Residents Pleaded Guilty to All Charges in Terrorism Case

2017-02-10 | Former Army National Guardsman Sentenced to 11 Years for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

2017-02-03 | Treasury Sanctions Supporters of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Qods Force

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned multiple entities and individuals involved in procuring technology and/or materials to support Iran’s ballistic missile program, as well as for acting for or on behalf of, or providing support to, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-02-01 | Republic of Korea – AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Missiles

2017-02-01 | Republic of Korea – AGM-65G-2 Maverick Missiles

2017-02-10 | Two New York City Residents Pleaded Guilty to All Charges in Terrorism Case

2017-02-10 | Former Army National Guardsman Sentenced to 11 Years for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

2017-02-02 | Treasury Sanctions Supporters of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Qods Force

— OFAC

Source: OFAC

2017-01-30 | Kansas Man Sentenced to 52 Months for Exporting Firearms to Overseas Purchasers Using Hidden Marketplace Website

2017-01-23 | Government of Kuwait – Sustainment and Contractor Logistics Support for AH-64D Apache Helicopters

2017-01-23 | United Kingdom – Continuation of C-17 Logistics Support Services and Equipment

2017-01-23 | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – 74K Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) Aerostats

2017-01-23 | Kuwait – AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)

2017-01-23 | Government of Kenya - Air Tractor Aircraft with Weapons and Related Support

2017-01-17 | Treasury Sanctions Republika Srpska Official for Actively Obstructing The Dayton Accords

2016-01-13 | United States Lifting Select Sanctions on Sudan

2017-01-13 | Federal Register Notice - Notice of Inquiry; Request for Comments Regarding United States Munitions List Category XII

2017-01-12 | Designation of Syrian Entity Pursuant to Executive Order 13382

2017-01-12 | Treasury Sanctions Syrian Officials In Connection With OPCW-UN Findings Of Regime’s Use Of Chemical Weapons On Civilians

2017-01-11 | Treasury Sanctions Additional North Korean Officials and Entities In Response To The North Korean Regime’s Serious Human Rights Abuses and Censorship Activities

2017-01-10 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Alexanda Amon Kotey

— STATE

Washington – The Department of State has designated Alexanda Amon Kotey as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons and groups determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: STATE

2017-01-10 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah

— STATE

Washington – The Department of State has designated Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to who have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: STATE

2017-01-10 | Treasury Designates Australian and Southeast Asian ISIL Operatives and Leaders

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today to disrupt the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) global fundraising and support network by designating four individuals – Neil Christopher Prakash, Khaled Sharrouf, Bachrumsyah Mennor Usman, and Oman Rochman – as Specially Designated Global Terrorists Read more…

Source: OFAC

2017-01-10 | Federal Register Notice - Final Rule; Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Revision of U.S. Munitions List Category XV

2017-01-09 | State Department Terrorist Designations of Ali Damush and Mustafa Mughniyeh

— STATE

Washington – The Department of State has designated Ali Damush and Mustafa Mughniyeh as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons and groups determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: STATE

2017-01-06 | Web Notice - USML Category XV Final Rule, effective January 15, 2017, to be published in the Federal Register

— DDTC

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls expects to publish a Final Rule in the Federal Register revising USML Category XV soon. The rule is titled Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Revision of U.S. Munitions List Category XV, Public Notice 9688. Once published in the Federal Register, DDTC anticipates this Final Rule will be effective on January 15, 2017. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2017-01-05 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Ibrahim al-Banna

— State

Washington – The Department of State has designated Ibrahim al-Banna as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: State

2017-01-05 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Hamza bin Laden

— State

Washington – The Department of State has designated Hamza bin Laden as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: State

2016-12-30 | Treasury Department Targets New Yakuza Syndicate

2016-12-29 | Treasury Sanctions Two Individuals for Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Building on the authority previously provided to the Secretary of the Treasury, the President amended Executive Order 13694, “Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities,” which was issued by President Obama on April 1, 2015 to authorize sanctions against individuals and entities that threaten the national security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial stability of the United States through involvement in malicious cyber-enabled activities that constitute tampering with, altering, or causing a misappropriation of information with the purpose or effect of interfering with or undermining election processes or institutions. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-12-28 | Amendment to the Terrorist Designations of Lashkar e-Tayyiba

2016-12-28 | Treasury Sanctions Lashkar-E Tayyiba Financial and Leadership Officials

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today to disrupt Lashkar-e Tayyiba’s (LeT) fundraising and support networks by designating two of the group’s senior leaders, Muhammad Sarwar (Sarwar) and Shahid Mahmood (Mahmood), as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-12-23 | Treasury Sanctions Additional Individuals and Entities in Response to Continuing Violence in Syria

2016-12-23 | Kuwait – Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail Kits

2015-12-21 | State Department Terrorist Designation of AQIM Operative Saleck Ould Cheikh Mohamedou

— State

The Department of State has designated Saleck Ould Cheikh Mohamedou as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign individuals determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: State

2016-12-20 | Treasury Sanctions Individuals and Entities In Connection with Russia's Occupation of Crimea and the Conflict in Ukraine

2016-12-16 | Industry Notice - New Forms and Batch Common Schema

2016-12-14 | The Philippines – AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe 3D Air Search Radars

2016-12-13 | Government of Kuwait – Recapitalization of 218 M1A2 Tanks and Related Equipment and Support

2016-12-13 | Treasury Sanctions Senior Isil Financier and Two Money Services Businesses

2016-12-12 | Treasury Sanctions Two Congolese Government Officials

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government officials pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13413, as amended by E.O. 13671, as the Government of the DRC continues to suppress political opposition and delay political progress in the country, often through violent means. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-12-07 | Treasury Designates Key Facilitators and Front Company Providing Support to Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula

2016-12-02 | Treasury Sanctions Individuals and Entities Supporting the North Korean Government and its Nuclear and Weapons Proliferation Efforts

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, in response to North Korea’s September 2016 nuclear test, ongoing prohibited development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and continued violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 16 entities and seven individuals for their ties to the Government of North Kore Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-12-02 | International Arms Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Kill Americans and Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization

2016-11-29 | North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Commit An Act of Terrorism Transcending National Boundaries

2016-11-21 | New York Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

2016-11-21 | Industry Notice – Categories VIII/XIX Transition

2016-11-14 | Treasury Sanctions Individuals for Activities Related to Russia's Occupation of Crimea

2016-11-14 | Manhattan United States Attorney Announces Charges Against Turkish And Iranian Nationals For Conspiring To Evade U.S. Sanctions Against Iran And Other Offenses

— DDTC

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging HABIBOLLAH ZAREI, a/k/a “Adasi Habik,” a/k/a “Emre Polatkan,” BORA DENIZ, NESTEREN ZAREI DENIZ, and ABDULLAH EVREN ERDEM with using the U.S. financial system to conduct hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of transactions on behalf of the Government of Iran and other Iranian entities, Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-11-10 | Treasury Designates Key Al-Nusrah Front Leaders

2016-11-07 | Ohio Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

2016-11-01 | Treasury Designates Financial Supporters of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula

2016-10-27 | Treasury Sanctions Individuals Supporting Powerful Mexico-Based Drug Cartels

2016-10-27 | Former Army National Guard Member Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

2016-10-27 | Iranian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Illegally Export Products From the U.S. to Iran

2016-10-20 | State Department Terrorist Designation

— DDTC

The Department of State has designated Haytham ‘Ali Tabataba’i also known as Abu ‘Ali Al-Tabataba’i, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-10-19 | Second California Man Who Participated in Conspiracy to Provide Support to ISIL Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

2016-10-17 | Guidance Regarding Voluntary Self-Disclosures, Cooperation, and Remediation in Export Control and Sanctions Investigations Involving Business Organizations

2016-10-17 | Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

2016-10-14 | The Government of Kuwait-Radar Field System

2016-10-14 | Israeli Executive Extradited and Arraigned on Fraud Charges Involving the Foreign Military Financing Program

2016-10-14 | Treasury and Commerce Annouce Further Amendments to Cuba Sanctions Regulations

2016-10-11 | Treasury Sanctions Individuals and Entities as Members of the Altaf Khanani Money Laundering Organization

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four individuals and nine entities associated with the Altaf Khanani Money Laundering Organization (Khanani MLO). The Khanani MLO was designated by OFAC on November 12, 2015 as a Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO) pursuant to Executive Order 13581 (“Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations”). Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-10-07 | Treasury Implements Termination of Burma Sanctions Program

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order terminating the national emergency with respect to Burma, revoking the Burma sanctions Executive Orders, and waiving other statutory blocking and financial sanctions on Burma. As a result, the economic and financial sanctions administered by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are no longer in effect. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-10-06 | 6 Fort Campbell Soldiers and 2 Others Charged with Stealing and Selling Sensitive Military Equipment

2016-10-06 | Brooklyn Resident and two Russian Nationals Arrested in Connection with Scheme to Illegaly Export Controlled Technology to Russia

2016-09-28 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Anas El Abboubi

— DDTC

The Department of State has designated Anas El Abboubi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons and groups determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-09-28 | Treasury Sanctions Two Individuals for Threatening the Stability of and Undermining Democratic Processes in The Democratic Republic of the Congo

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals, Gabriel Amisi Kumba and John Numbi, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13413, as amended by E.O. 13671, following increasing indications that the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to suppress political opposition in the country, often through violent means. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-09-28 | Four Chinese Nationals and China-Based Company Charged with Using Front Companies to Evade U.S. Sanctions Targeting North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Programs

— BIS

Four Chinese nationals and a trading company based in Dandong, China, were charged by criminal complaint unsealed today with conspiring to evade U.S. economic sanctions and violating the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations (WMDPSR) through front companies by facilitating prohibited U.S. dollar transactions through the United States on behalf of a sanctioned entity in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-09-26 | Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Supporters of North Korea’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation

2016-09-26 | California Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Conspiring to Join ISIL and Engaging in Fraud

2016-09-23 | Treasury Targets Tijuana-Based Cell of the Sinaloa Cartel

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four Mexican nationals, pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). Eliseo Imperial Castro, a.k.a. “Cheyo Antrax,” Alfonso Lira Sotelo, a.k.a. “El Atlante,” Javier Lira Sotelo, a.k.a “El Hannibal” or “El Carnicero,” and Alma Delia Lira Sotelo have been designated for their narcotics trafficking and money laundering in support or on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel and/or its high-ranking members. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-09-22 | Treasury Sanctions Individuals and Entities as Members of the Pacnet Group

2016-09-20 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Jund al-Aqsa

— DDTC

The Department of State has designated Jund al-Aqsa (JAA) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) entity under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-09-20 | Ahmad Khan Rahami Charged in Manhattan and New Jersey Federal Courts with Executing Bombings in New York City and New Jersey

— BIS

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, FBI Director James B. Comey, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey, Assistant Director-in-Charge William Sweeney of the FBI’s New York Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Timothy Gallagher of the FBI’s Newark Field Office and Commissioner James O’Neill of the New York Police Department (NYPD) announced that Ahmad Khan Rahami, aka Ahmad Rahimi, has been charged in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, for conducting and attempting to conduct bombings in New York City Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-10-04 | Maryland Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL for Plan to Kill U.S. Military Member

2016-09-16 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Omar Diaby

2016-08-24 | Mississippi Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL

2016-09-29 | Treasury Targets Major Colombian Narcotics Trafficker

2016-09-16 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Senior Hamas Official - Fathi Hammad

2016-08-24 | Eleventh Twin Cities Man Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL

2016-09-15 | Treasury Sanctions Key ISIL Financial Facilitators

2016-08-23 | Treasury Sanctions Lord’s Resistance Army Commanders Salim and Ali Kony

2016-09-14 | Terminating the National Emergency for Burma

2016-08-19 | Geodis Wilson Acquisition of OHL (Ozburn-Hessy Logistics)

— DDTC

Effective immediately, OHL has been acquired by Geodis Wilson and will change as follows. Due to the volume of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect this change, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls is exercising the authority under 22 CFR 126.3 to waive the requirement for amendments to change currently approved license authorizations. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-09-14 | President Obama Signs Executive Order Ending Côte d'Ivoire Sanctions

2016-08-19 | California Woman Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export Fighter Jet Engines and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to China

2016-09-08 | Maryland MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Violent Racketeering Conspiracy

2016-08-16 | Treasury Designates Top Sinaloa Cartel Associates

2016-09-08 | Six Florida Drug Enterprise Members Convicted for Roles in Racketeering and Drug Conspiracies, Several Murders and Related Offenses

2016-08-11 | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - M1A2S Saudi Abrams Main Battle Tanks and M88Al/A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System (HERCULES) Armored Recovery Vehicles (ARV)

2016-09-01 | Pakistani National Extradited and Sentenced for Attempting to Export Sensitive Technology for Pakistani Military

2016-08-11 | Mississippi Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL

— BIS

Jaelyn Delshaun Young, 20, of Starkville, Mississippi, was sentenced today to serve 144 months in prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Felicia C. Adams of the Northern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Donald Alway of the FBI’s Jackson, Mississippi Division made the announcement. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-09-01 | Treasury Sanctions Individuals and Entities for Sanctions Evasion and Activities Related to the Conflict in Ukraine

2016-08-11 | New York Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL in Connection with Planned New Year’s Eve Attack

— BIS

Emanuel L. Lutchman, 26, of Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. of the Western District of New York and Special Agent in Charge Adam S. Cohen of the FBI’s Buffalo, New York Division made the announcement. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-08-31 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Abdiqadir Mumin

— DDTC

The Department of State has designated Abdiqadir Mumin as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons and groups determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-08-04 | North Carolina Man Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL

— BIS

Charlotte, North Carolina, man was arrested this morning on a federal complaint charging him with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Erick Jamal Hendricks, 35, tried to recruit people to train together and conduct terrorist attacks in the United States on behalf of ISIL, according to a criminal complaint unsealed today in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Ohio. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-08-03 | Virginia Man Arrested for Attempting to Support ISIL

2016-08-01 | Cincinnati-Area Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges

2016-07-21 | Russian Agent Sentenced to 10 Years for Acting as Unregistered Russian Government Agent and Leading Scheme to Illegally Export Controlled Technology to Russian Military

2016-07-21 | Treasury Sanctions Networks Providing Support to the Government of Syria

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – In response to continuing violence by the Assad regime against its citizens, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated eight individuals and seven entities for providing support or services to the Government of Syria, aiding Syria’s weapons of mass destruction program, and/or supporting designated individuals and entities. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-07-20 | Treasury Designates Three Senior Al-Qaida Members

2016-07-13 | Chinese National Who Conspired to Hack into U.S. Defense Contractors’ Systems Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison

2016-07-13 | State Department Terrorist Designations of Aslan Avgazarovich Byutukaev and Ayrat Nasimovich Vakhitov

2016-07-11 | Citizen of China Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Chips

2016-07-08 | Defense Contractor Employee Arrested for Selling Satellite Secrets to Undercover Agent Posing as Foreign Spy

2016-07-06 | Treasury Sanctions North Korean Senior Officials and Entities Associated with Human Rights Abuses

2016-07-01 | Union County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced To 70 Months In Prison For Role In Illegal International Procurement Network

2016-06-30 | State Department Terrorist Designations

2016-06-29 | Chinese National Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Smuggling High Tech U.S. Military Hardware to China

— BIS

Kan Chen, 26, of Ningbo, China, in Zhejiang Province, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations; attempting to violate the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations; and violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-06-23 | Treasury Sanctions High-Ranking Government Security Official for Role in Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a Congolese government official, Céléstin Kanyama, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13413, as amended by Executive Order 13671, which authorizes the designation of persons for specified conduct “contributing to the conflict” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-06-21 | Indiana Man Arrested on Terrorism Charge

— BIS

A Brownsburg, Indiana, man was arrested today for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The arrest was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler of the Southern District of Indiana and Special Agent in Charge W. Jay Abbott of the FBI’s Indiana Division. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-06-21 | Two California Men Convicted of Conspiring to Join ISIL

— BIS

A federal jury today convicted two Orange County, California, men – one of whom attempted to travel to the Middle East to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization – of conspiring to provide material support to ISIL. The verdict was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker of the Central District of California and Assistant Director in Charge Deirdre Fike of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-06-14 | New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide False Statements Related to Export of Prohibited Goods to Iran

— BIS

Erdal Kuyumcu, 44, the CEO of Global Metallurgy LLC, a company based in Woodside, New York, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, in connection with the export of specialty metals from the United States to Iran. The guilty plea was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers of the Eastern District of New York. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-03-17 | New York Man Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Prison for Attempting to Recruit Fighters for ISIL

2016-06-14 | CEO of International Metallurgical Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export Specialty Metals to Iran

— BIS

Source: BIS

2016-03-17 | BAE Systems plc – Turkey To BAE Systems (International) Limited – Turkey Change

— DDTC

Effective immediately, BAE Systems plc – Turkey was de-registered and will be identified as follows: BAE Systems (International) Limited – Turkey (BAIL). Due to the volume of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect this change, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls is exercising the authority under 22 CFR 126.3 to waive the requirement for amendments to change currently approved license authorizations. The amendment waiver does not apply to approved or pending agreements. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-06-10 | California Man Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Violate U.S. Sanctions Against Syria

2016-03-17 | BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa (Pty) Ltd to Denel Vehicle Systems (Pty) Ltd Name Change

— DDTC

Effective immediately, BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa (Pty) Ltd will change as follows: Denel Vehicle Systems (Pty) Ltd. Due to the volume of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect this change, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls is exercising the authority under 22 CFR 126.3 to waive the requirement for amendments to change currently approved license authorizations. The amendment waiver does not apply to approved or pending agreements. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-03-17 | GE Intelligent Platforms Embedded Systems, Inc. to Abaco Systems, Inc. Name Change

— DDTC

Effective immediately, GE Intelligent Platforms Embedded Systems, Inc. will change as follows: Abaco Systems, Inc. Due to the volume of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect this change, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls is exercising the authority under 22 CFR 126.3 to waive the requirement for amendments to change currently approved license authorizations. The amendment waiver does not apply to approved or pending agreements. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-03-11 | Russian National Pleads Guilty in Connection with Conspiracy to Work for Russian Intelligence

2016-03-10 | State Department Terrorist Designations

— DDTC

The Department of State has designated Abdullah Nowbahar and Abdul Saboor as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons that have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. As a result of these designations, all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which Abdullah Nowbahar and Abdul Saboor have any interest is blocked and U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any transactions with Nowbahar and Saboor.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-03-08 | Heat Treatment Australia to HTA Aerospace and Defense Pty Ltd Name Change

— DDTC

Effective immediately, Heat Treatment Australia will change as follows: HTA Aerospace and Defense Pty Ltd. Due to the volume of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect this change, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls is exercising the authority under 22 CFR 126.3 to waive the requirement for amendments to change currently approved license authorizations. The amendment waiver does not apply to approved or pending agreements.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-06-09 | Virginia Man Charged with Providing Material Support to ISIL

2016-06-09 | California Resident Convicted of Conspiring to Illegally Export Fighter Jet Engines and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to China

2016-06-07 | California Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Attempting to Join ISIL

— BIS

Nicholas Michael Teausant, 22, of Acampo, California, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez of the Eastern District of California to 12 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert of the Eastern District of California. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-06-07 | Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustments

— DDTC

The Department of State is implementing “catch-up” adjustments to the maximum amounts of the civil monetary penalties (CMPs) it assesses. The Department is making these adjustments because under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Section 701 of Pub. L. 114-74), Congress has mandated agencies to make a one time “catch-up” adjustment to their CMPs in order to account for inflation, which erodes the real value of statutorily mandated penalty amounts. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-06-06 | Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Exporting Firearms to Overseas Purchasers

— BIS

A Kansas man pleaded guilty today to six counts of exporting and attempting to export firearms illegally from the United States to individuals located in other countries, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall of the District of Kansas. Michael Andrew Ryan, 35, of Manhattan, Kansas, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Daniel D. Crabtree of the District of Kansas, who set sentencing for Sept. 12, 2016. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-06-03 | Country Reports on Terrorism 2015

2016-06-03 | Federal Jury Convicts Three Minnesota Men for Conspiring to Join ISIL and Commit Murder in Syria

— BIS

Guled Ali Omar, Abdurahman Yasin Daud and Mohamed Abdihamid Farah were convicted by a federal jury today of conspiring to commit murder in Syria on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and to provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist organization. Omar was also convicted of one count of attempted financial aid fraud, and Farah was also convicted of one count of perjury and providing a false statement. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-06-02 | Treasury Sanctions Three Individuals for Contributing to the Ongoing Violence in Burundi

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two pro-government officials, Marius Ngendabanka and Ignace Sibomana, and one member of an armed opposition group, Edouard Nshimirimana, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13712 for engaging in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Burundi. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-05-27 | Virginia Man Indicted for Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL

2016-05-27 | Member of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Terrorism Charges

— BIS

Minh Quang Pham, aka Amin, 33, was sentenced to 40 years in prison today in the Southern District of New York for terrorism charges based on Pham’s efforts in support of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a designated foreign terrorist organization. On Jan. 8, 2016, Pham pleaded guilty to one count of providing material support to AQAP, one count of conspiring to receive military training from AQAP and one count of possessing and using a machine gun in furtherance of crimes of violence. Read more…

Source: BIS

”2016-05-27

”] — DDTC

Pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 2288, adopted May 25, 2016 and effective immediately, the UN Security Council sanctions regime against Liberia has been terminated. Consequently, DDTC will review applications for licenses to export or temporarily import defense articles and defense services to or from Liberia under the ITAR on a case-by-case basis. DDTC will publish a Federal Register notice to implement a conforming update to ITAR §126.1. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-05-26 | International Arms Trafficker Found Guilty for Conspiring to Kill Americans and Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization

2016-05-24 | Industry Notice: Change in Policy on Exports of Munitions to Vietnam

2016-05-24 | New York Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

— BIS

Sajmir Alimehmeti, aka Abdul Qawii, 22, of the Bronx, New York, was arrested today for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, as well as for making a false statement in an application for a U.S. passport. Alimehmeti is expected to be presented later today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein of the Southern District of New York. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-05-23 | Canadian-Iranian Citizen Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Conspiring to Violate Iran Sanctions

2016-05-19 | Treasury Designates Al-Qaida, Al-Nusrah Front, AQAP, And Isil Fundraisers And Facilitators

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury took action today to disrupt the fundraising and support networks of al-Qaida, al-Nusrah Front, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and ISIL by imposing sanctions on six individuals. Treasury designated Abdallah Hadi ‘Abd al-Rahman Fayhan Sharban al-‘Anizi, Abd al-Muhsin Zabin Mutib Naif al-Mutayri, Nayif Salih Salim al-Qaysi, Ghalib al-Zaydi, Mostafa Mahamed, and Salmi Salama Salim Sulayman ‘Ammar as Specially Designated Global Terrorists pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-05-18 | New Jersey Man Charged with Conspiracy to Provide False Statements Related to Export of Prohibited Goods to Iran

2016-05-18 | Pennsylvania Man Charged with Additional ISIL-Related Offenses

— BIS

Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, a U.S. citizen and resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged in a superseding indictment with solicitation to commit a crime of violence and transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure. The additional charges were announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith of the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-05-17 | Treasury Amends Burmese Sanctions Regulations, Identifies Blocked Companies Owned By Designated Persons, And Delists Several Burmese State-Owned Entities

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Burmese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 537 (“the Regulations”), and updated the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. Specifically, OFAC issued regulatory amendments intended to support trade with Burma; facilitate the movement of goods within Burma; allow certain transactions related to U.S. individuals residing in Burma; and allow most transactions involving designated financial institutions. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2015-05-13 | Treasury Designates Additional Libyan Political Obstructionist

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Libyan Speaker and President of the House of Representatives (HoR) Agila Saleh Issa (Issa) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13726, which imposes sanctions against individuals or entities that, among other things, threaten the peace, security, or stability of Libya or obstruct or undermine the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA). Today’s action emphasizes the U.S. Government’s commitment to the Libyan Political Agreement, which created the GNA on December 17, 2015, and demonstrates that the U.S. Government will not tolerate actions by individuals who undermine the political transition in Libya. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-05-12 | Uzbeki National Charged with Conspiring and Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

— BIS

A superseding indictment was unsealed in the Eastern District of New York charging Azizjon Rakhmatov, 28, an Uzbeki national, with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and conspiring to use a firearm. The charges were announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers of the Eastern District of New York, Assistant Director in Charge Diego G. Rodriguez of the FBI’s New York Field Office, Commissioner William J. Bratton of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and Special Agent in Charge Angel M. Melendez of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-05-11 | Treasury Sanctions Reported Common-Law Wife of Rafael Caro Quintero for Conducting Activities on his Behalf

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Mexican national Diana Espinoza Aguilar (a.k.a. Altagracia Espinoza Aguilar) today as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). Espinoza Aguilar acts for or on behalf of her reported common-law husband, Rafael Caro Quintero, by holding certain assets and conducting activities on his behalf. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-05-09 | Modification of Statutory Debarment of Rocky Mountain Instrument Company Guidance to Exporters

— DDTC

This notice provides guidance to persons engaged in transactions subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and involving Rocky Mountain Instrument Company (“RMI”) and/or defense articles manufactured by RMI. On May 9, 2016, the Department provided Federal Register notice modifying the statutory debarment imposed by the Department on RMI. As a result of that notice, indirect participation of RMI in certain transactions can now be authorized without the need for a separate transaction exception request. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-05-05 | Treasury Sanctions the Waked Money Laundering Organization

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the Waked Money Laundering Organization (Waked MLO) and its leaders, Nidal Ahmed Waked Hatum (Waked Hatum) and Abdul Mohamed Waked Fares (Waked Fares), as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-05-05 | State Department Terrorist Designation of Musa Abu Dawud

— DDTC

The Department of State has designated Musa Abu Dawud as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons that have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. As a result of this designation, all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which Musa Abu Dawud has any interest is blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with Dawud. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-05-03 | Treasury Designates Colombian Crime Boss Jose Bayron Piedrahita Ceballos For Support To La Oficina De Envigado

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated Colombian national Jose Bayron Piedrahita Ceballos as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). Jose Bayron Piedrahita Ceballos, a patron of narcotics traffickers in Colombia, provides material support to the criminal group La Oficina de Envigado (La Oficina), which was designated by OFAC in June 2014. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-04-28 | Qatar- RIM-116C and RIM-116C-2 Rolling Airframe Missiles

— DDTC

WASHINGTON, Apr. 22, 2016 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar for RIM-116C and RIM-116C-2 Rolling Airframe Missiles and associated equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $260 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on April 21, 2016. Read more…

Source: DDT C

2016-04-25 | Australia – AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles

— DDTC

WASHINGTON, Apr. 25, 2016 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and associated equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $1.22 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on April 21, 2016. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-04-21 | Two Individuals Charged in Superseding Indictment with Conspiring to Commit Acts of Terrorism Transcending National Boundaries

— BIS

Today, David Daoud Wright, aka Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, aka Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, 26, of Everett, Massachusetts, and Nicholas Alexander Rovinski, aka Nuh Amriki, aka Nuh Andalusi, 25, of Warwick, Rhode Island, were charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz of the District of Massachusetts and Special Agent in Charge Harold H. Shaw of the FBI’s Boston Division. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-04-21 | Florida Woman Charged in 18-Count Indictment for Conspiracy to Illegally Export Systems, Components and Documents to China

— BIS

An 18-count superseding indictment was unsealed today charging Amin Yu, 53, of Orlando, Florida, with acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government in the United States without prior notification to the Attorney General, conspiring to defraud the United States and to commit offenses against the United States, committing unlawful export information activities, smuggling goods from the United States, conspiring to and committing international money laundering and making false statements to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The indictment was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III of the Middle District of Florida. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-04-19 | Treasury Designates Libyan for Political Obstruction and Undermining Peace, Security, or Stability of Libya

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today sanctioned Khalifa Ghweil (Ghweil) pursuant to a new Executive Order (E.O.) “Blocking Property and Suspending Entry into the United States of Persons Contributing to the Situation in Libya,” which imposes sanctions against individuals or entities that, among other things, threaten the peace, security, or stability of Libya or obstruct or undermine the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA). Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-04-15 | Chinese National Arrested for Illegally Attempting to Export High-Grade Carbon Fiber to China

— BIS

Export High-Grade Carbon Fiber to China

Fuyi Sun, aka Frank, 52, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, was arrested yesterday in connection with a scheme to illegally export to China, without a license, high-grade carbon fiber that is used primarily in aerospace and military applications. The arrest was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York, Special Agent in Charge Angel M. Melendez of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) New York Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Carson of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security’s Office of Export Enforcement New York Field Office and Special Agent in Charge Craig Rupert of the Department of Defense’s Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) Northeast Field Office.

Source: BIS

2016-04-14 | Treasury Targets Mexican Heroin Trafficking Organization

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated brothers Job, Ismael, and Ruben Laredo Donjuan, as well as the Laredo Drug Trafficking Organization (Laredo DTO), as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). OFAC also designated five other Mexican nationals for their criminal activities in support or on behalf of the Laredo Drug Trafficking Organization or its leadership. As a result of today’s action, all assets of those designated that are based in the United States or in the control of U.S. persons are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-04-12 | Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission Issue Joint Statement on Preserving Competition in the Defense Industry

— BIS

The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today issued a joint statement reaffirming the importance of preserving competition in the defense industry. The statement describes the agencies’ framework for analyzing defense industry mergers and acquisitions and emphasizes that the antitrust agencies work closely with the Department of Defense, which is in a unique position to assess the impact of proposed defense industry consolidation on its ability to fulfill its mission. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-04-12 | France-Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary Rocket Pods and Related Support

— DDTC

WASHINGTON, Apr. 12, 2016 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to France for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary Rocket Pods and related support. The estimated cost is $90 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of France has requested a possible sale of twenty-one (21) GMLRS Unitary Rocket Pods. Also included are a GMLRS Quality Assurance Team (QAT), GMLRS publications, live fire data, software updates, and technical assistance. The total estimated value of MDE is $60 million. The overall total estimated value is $90 million. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-04-05 | Terrorist Designation of Salah Abdeslam

— DDTC

The Department of State has designated Salah Abdeslam as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions and penalties on foreign persons that have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-04-04 | Singapore Man Extradited to United States in Connection with Plot Involving Exports to Iran of U.S. Components Later Found in Bombs in Iraq

— BIS

Lim Yong Nam, aka Steven Lim, 42, a citizen of Singapore, has been extradited from Indonesia to stand trial in the District of Columbia on charges of taking part in a conspiracy that allegedly caused thousands of radio frequency modules to be illegally exported from the United States to Iran, at least 16 of which were later found in unexploded improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-04-04 | Treasury Further Targets the Business Network of the Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking Organization

— OFAC

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned seven Mexican companies linked to the Mexico-based Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) and its leader, Abigael Gonzalez Valencia. Specifically, OFAC designated Agricola Boreal, Agricola Tavo, Desarrollo Agricola Organico, Desarrollo Agricola Verde de Sayula, Asesores Turisticos, Step Latinamedica, and Status Administrativo as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-03-31 | United States and Saudi Arabia Designate Terrorist Fundraising and Support Networks

2016-03-24 | Treasury Sanctions Supporters of Iran's Ballistic Missile Program and Terrorism-Designated Mahan Air

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated entities and individuals for supporting Iran’s ballistic missile program and U.S.-designated Iranian airline Mahan Air. Specifically, OFAC designated two Iran-based entities directly involved with Iran’s ballistic missile program and updated the entry on the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List for an entity that exercises operational control over Iran’s ballistic missiles. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-03-30 | Remarks of Secretary Lew on the Evolution of Sanctions and Lessons for the Future at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – Thank you for the kind introduction. As many of you know, Ambassador Burns and I were close colleagues at the State Department. Bill is an American treasure, one of the great diplomats of our day, and a good friend. It is a pleasure to be here with him and all of you today. And thank you to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for hosting me. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-03-23 | Leaders of Lorenzana Drug Trafficking Organization Convicted on International Narcotics Trafficking Charges

2016-03-22 | State Department Terrorist Designation

— DDTC

The Department of State has designated Santoso as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions and penalties on foreign persons who have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. As a result of this designation, all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which Santoso has any interest is blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with Santoso. Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-03-22 | Computer Hacking Conspiracy Charges Unsealed Against Members of Syrian Electronic Army

— BIS

Three Syrian nationals, all current or former members of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), were charged with multiple conspiracies related to computer hacking, according to two criminal complaints unsealed today in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District of Virginia, Assistant Director James Trainor of the FBI’s Cyber Division and Assistant Director in Charge Paul M. Abbate of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-03-21 | Turkish National Arrested for Conspiring to Evade U.S. Sanctions Against Iran, Money Laundering and Bank Fraud

— BIS

An indictment was unsealed in the Southern District of New York against Reza Zarrab, aka Riza Sarraf, 33, a resident of Turkey and dual citizen of Turkey and Iran; Camelia Jamshidy, aka Kamelia Jamshidy, 29, a citizen of Iran; and Hossein Najafzadeh, 65, a citizen of Iran, for engaging in hundreds of millions of dollars-worth of transactions on behalf of the government of Iran and other Iranian entities, which were barred by U.S. sanctions, laundering the proceeds of those illegal transactions and defrauding several financial institutions by concealing the true nature of these transactions. Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-03-08 | Crane Process Flow Technologies (India) Limited to Crane Process Flow Technologies (India) Private Limited Name Change

— DDTC

Effective immediately, Crane Process Flow Technologies (India) Limited will change as follows: Crane Process Flow Technologies (India) Private Limited. Due to the volume of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect this change, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls is exercising the authority under 22 CFR 126.3 to waive the requirement for amendments to change currently approved license authorizations. The amendment waiver does not apply to approved or pending agreements.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-03-08 | Treasury Sanctions the Lord’s Resistance Army and Founder Joseph Kony

— BIS

Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its leader, Joseph Kony, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13667 for engaging in the targeting of civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR) through the commission of acts of violence, abduction, and forced displacement. Kony is also being designated for being a leader of the LRA. This action complements yesterday’s listing of this individual and entity by the United Nations (UN) under Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2262. Today’s action freezes any LRA assets within U.S. jurisdiction and generally prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with the group.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2016-03-03 | Chief Executive Officer of International Metallurgical Company Arrested for Exporting Aerospace-Grade Metals to Iran

— BIS

Earlier today, Erdal Kuyumcu of Woodside, New York, was arrested on federal charges of illegally exporting a cobalt-nickel metallic powder from the United States to Iran through an intermediary in Turkey.1 Kuyumcu is scheduled to make his initial appearance today at 3:00 p.m. at the United States Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, before United States Magistrate Judge Ramon E. Reyes, Jr.Read more…

Source: BIS

2016-03-02 | Former Chief Executive Officer Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Illegally Exporting Technology Equipment to China and Money Laundering

2016-02-23 | Raytheon Cyber Products, LLC to Forcepoint Federal LLC
Name Change

— DDTC

Effective immediately, Raytheon Cyber Products, LLC will change as follows: Forcepoint Federal LLC. Due to the volume of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect this change, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls is exercising the authority under 22 CFR 126.3 to waive the requirement for amendments to change currently approved license authorizations. The amendment waiver does not apply to approved or pending agreements.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2016-02-10 | Treasury Designates Senior al-Qaida Leader in Afghanistan

— Department of the Treasury

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today named Nayf Salam Muhammad Ujaym al-Hababi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. The Treasury Department targeted al-Hababi for his activities for or on behalf of al-Qaida as the al-Qaida emir for the Eastern Zone of Afghanistan reporting to al-Qaida’s senior leadership. In this key leadership role, al-Hababi is responsible for planning attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces in Afghanistan, contributing to al-Qaida’s external operations planning, and fundraising on al-Qaida’s behalf.Read more…

Source: Department of the Treasury – OFAC

2016-01-26 | Treasury and Commerce Announce Further Amendments to the Cuba Sanctions Regulations

— Department of the Treasury

Source: OFAC

2016-01-17 | Treasury Sanctions Those Involved in Ballistic Missile Procurement for Iran

— U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated 11 entities and individuals involved in procurement on behalf of Iran’s ballistic missile program. OFAC sanctioned Mabrooka Trading Co LLC (Mabrooka Trading) – based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – and its China- and UAE-based network that have been involved in procuring goods for Iran’s ballistic missile program. This network obfuscated the end user of sensitive goods for missile proliferation by using front companies in third countries to deceive foreign suppliers. Also designated today are five Iranian individuals who have worked to procure ballistic missile components for Iran. This action is consistent with the U.S. government’s commitment to continue targeting those who assist in Iran’s efforts to procure items for its ballistic missile program.Read more…

2015-10-26 | Three Defendants Convicted of Conspiring to Illegally Export Controlled Technology to the Russian Military

— U.S. Department of Justice

Earlier today, after a month-long trial, Alexander Posobilov, Shavkat Abdullaev and Anastasia Diatlova were convicted of all counts, including conspiring to export, and illegally exporting, controlled microelectronics to Russia. Posobilov was also convicted of money laundering conspiracy. These defendants, all of whom worked at Arc Electronics Inc. (Arc), a Houston-based corporation, and eight other individuals were originally charged in October 2012. Five members of the conspiracy, including Arc owner Alexander Fishenko, previously pleaded guilty to related charges.

The convictions were announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers of the Eastern District of New York, Assistant Director Randall C. Coleman of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division and Director Douglas Hassebrock of the Department of Commerce’s Office of Export Enforcement. Read More…

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

2015-10-15 | Treasury Sanctions Prolific Chinese Synthetic Drug Traffickers

— Department of the Treasury

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Chinese national Bo Peng (alias Kevin Peng) and the company Kaikai Technology Co., Ltd. (Kaikai) as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for their significant role in international synthetic drug trafficking. Kaikai, a purported pharmaceutical and chemical products company based in China, is controlled or directed by, or acting for or on behalf of, Bo Peng. As a result of OFAC’s action, all assets of this individual and this entity that are under the jurisdiction of the United States or in the control of U.S. persons are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. These designations complement law enforcement actions taken today by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other law enforcement partners under Project Synergy III, a coordinated initiative to target the synthetic drug industry. Read more . . .

Source: OFAC

2015-10-05 | GE Aviation Hydraulic Actuation to Triumph Actuation Systems -UK,Ltd. Name Change

— Directorate of Defense Trade Controls

Effective immediately, GE Aviation Hydraulic Actuation, Evesham Road,
Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8SF, United Kingdom will
change as follows: Triumph Actuation Systems-UK, Ltd., Evesham Road, Bishops
Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8SF, United Kingdom. Due to the
volume of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect this change, the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls is exercising the authority under 22
CFR 126.3 to waive the requirement for amendments to change currently approved
license authorizations. The amendment waiver does not apply to approved or
pending agreements. Read more . . .

Source: DDTC

2015-10-01 | Treasury Sanctions Maritime Network Tied to Joumaa Criminal Organization

— Department of the Treasury

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four Lebanese and two German nationals and 11 companies as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). These individuals provide support for narcotics trafficking and money laundering activities conducted by Lebanese-Colombian drug trafficker and money launderer Ayman Saied Joumaa, key Joumaa associate Hassan Ayash, and the Joumaa criminal organization, which has ties to Hizballah. As a result of today’s action, any assets these designated entities and individuals may have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. Read more. . .

Source: OFAC

2015-09-29 | Designations of Foreign Terrorist Fighters

— Directorate of Defense Trade Controls

As part of the effort to counter the threats posed by foreign terrorist fighters, the Department of State has designated ten individuals and five groups, and amended the designations of two additional groups as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions and penalties on terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. Also today, the Treasury Department concurrently announced the designation of 15 key Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorism facilitators pursuant to E.O. 13224, for a total of 35 new U.S. terrorism designations issued today. As a result of these designations, all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which these individuals or groups have any interest is blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with them or to their benefit.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2015-09-29 | Treasury Sanctions Major Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Leaders, Financial Figures, Facilitators, and Supporters

— Department of the Treasury

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of 15 key Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorism facilitators pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. These designations focus on attacking ISIL’s finances by inhibiting ISIL’s financial leaders and facilitators from using the international financial system, and support President Obama’s strategy to disrupt and ultimately destroy ISIL. The State Department concurrently announced 15 additional ISIL-related designations, and amended the designations of two additional groups, under E.O. 13224. Demonstrating international resolve to counter ISIL, the United Nations (UN) today also added many of these domestic ISIL designations to the UN al-Qaida Sanctions List. These designations precede the Leaders’ Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism to be held later today on the margins of the UN General Assembly meetings, and which will bring together leaders from more than 100 countries, 15 multilateral bodies, and 120 civil society and private sector organizations to review progress on and announce initiatives to counter ISIL, the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters, and violent extremism. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2015-09-21 | BIS Denies Export Privileges of Multiple Parties in Conspiracy to Ship Web Monitoring Equipment to Syria

2015-09-18 | Treasury and Commerce Announce Further Amendments to the Cuba Sanctions Regulations

— Department of the Treasury

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Commerce are announcing additional revisions to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), building off the changes put into place by Treasury and Commerce on January 16, 2015 and further delivering on the new direction toward U.S. relations with Cuba that President Obama laid out last December. The changes, consistent with the President’s December announcement, will take effect on Monday, September 21, 2015, when the regulations are published in the Federal Register. A fact sheet detailing the revisions, which will be administered by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), is below.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2015-09-17 | Treasury Sanctions Five Businesses Supporting Cartel De Jalisco Nueva Generacion

— Department of the Treasury

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five Mexican businesses as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). These entities provide financial support to and are controlled by Mexico’s Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), which OFAC designated earlier this year due to CJNG’s significant role in international narcotics trafficking. As a result of today’s action, any assets these businesses may have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Read more…

Source: OFAC

2015-09-09 | Terrorist Designation of Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Anabi

— Department of the Treasury

The Department of State has designated Algerian citizen Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Anabi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. As a result of the designation, all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which al-Anabi has any interest is blocked and U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions with him or to his benefit.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2015-08-19 | Treasury Sanctions Business Network of the Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking Organization

— Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 15 Mexican businesses and six Mexican individuals as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). These entities and individuals provided financial support and services for the Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) and its leader, Abigael Gonzalez Valencia, who were designated earlier this year for their significant roles in international narcotics trafficking. As a result of today’s action, any assets these entities and individuals may have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2015-08-14 | TRS Prime into Air Command Systems International S.A.S. Merger and Air Command Systems International S.A.S. to Thales-Raytheon Air and Missile Defense Command and Control S.A.S. Name Change

— Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)

Effective immediately, TRS Prime S.A.S., 1 avenue Carnot, 91883 Massy
Cedex, FRANCE has merged into Air Command Systems International S.A.S.
(ACSI), 1 avenue Carnot, 91883 Massy Cedex, FRANCE. Additionally, ACSI’s
name will change as follows: Thales-Raytheon Systems Air and Missile Defense
Command and Control S.A.S (TRS AMDC2), 1 avenue Carnot, 91883 Massy
Cedex, FRANCE. Due to the volume of authorizations requiring amendments to
reflect these changes, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls is
exercising the authority under 22 CFR 126.3 to waive the requirement for
amendments to change currently approved license authorizations. The amendment
waiver does not apply to approved or pending agreements.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2015-08-13 | NATO Support Agency to NATO Support and Procurement Agency name change

— Directorate of Defense Trade Controls

Effective immediately, NATO Support Agency, 11, rue de la Gare, L-8325
Capellen, G.–D. Luxembourg will change as follows: NATO Support and
Procurement Agency, 11, rue de la Gare, L-8325 Capellen, G.–D. Luxembourg.
Due to the volume of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect this change,
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls is exercising the
authority under 22 CFR 126.3 to waive the requirement for amendments to change
currently approved license authorizations. The amendment waiver does not apply
to approved or pending agreements.Read more…

Source: DDTC

2015-08-05 | Issuance of revised guidance on the continuation of certain temporary sanctions relief implementing the joint plan of action, as extended

— OFAC

On July 14, 2015, the P5 + 1 and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful. The JCPOA will provide Iran with phased sanctions relief upon International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verification that Iran has implemented key nuclear commitments. The P5+1 and Iran also decided on July 14, 2015 to further extend the sanctions relief provided for in the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) of November 24, 2013, as extended. This JPOA sanctions relief is the only Iran-related sanctions relief in effect until further notice. Today, the U.S. government is issuing the following revised Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions relating to the Continuation of Certain Temporary Sanctions Relief Implementing the Joint Plan of Action, as Extended. The U.S. government is also issuing a Third Amended Statement of Licensing Policy on Activities Related to the Safety of Iran’s Civil Aviation Industry.Read more…

Source: OFAC

2015-08-05 | Treasury designates financial supporters of Al-Qaida and Al-Nusrah front

— OFAC

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today imposed sanctions on Sa’d bin Sa’d Muhammad Shariyan al-Ka’bi (al-Ka’bi), a Qatari financier of al-Qaida’s Syria-based affiliate, al-Nusrah Front (ANF), and also on a Qatari al-Qaida facilitator, ‘Abd al-Latif Bin ‘Abdallah Salih Muhammad al-Kawari (al-Kawari). Both have been designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) pursuant to Executive Order 13224. Any assets these individuals may have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from doing business with them. Read more…

Source: OFAC

2015-05-22 | Targets members of a Colombian maritime drug trafficking organization

— U.S. Department of the Treasury

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated José Berley Guarín Loaiza as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for his significant role in international narcotics trafficking. In addition, OFAC designated five other criminal associates of the Guarín Loaiza drug trafficking organization and three businesses in Colombia and Panama. As a result of today’s action, all assets of those designated that are based in the United States or that are in the control of U.S. persons are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

Guarín Loaiza is the head of a Colombian drug trafficking network that specializes in transporting cocaine shipments via “go-fast boats” – small, fast boats which can be difficult to detect and intercept – from the northern Colombian coast as well as Venezuela. Guarín Loaiza has been actively trafficking narcotics since at least 2010, primarily to Central America. He has established relationships with other narcotics trafficking organizations in Central America and Mexico, as well as other cocaine suppliers within Colombia. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury -Press Center

2015-05-07 | Company must pay $232.7 million penalty

— Department of Justice

The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia entered a formal judgment yesterday memorializing the sentence requiring Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Ltd. (SOHL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schlumberger Ltd, to pay a $232,708,356 penalty to the United States for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by willfully facilitating illegal transactions and engaging in trade with Iran and Sudan. Read more . . .

Source: Department of Justice

2015-04-27 | Florida man and company sentenced for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and US Department of Commerce denial order

— The United States Department of Justice

A Palm Beach County, Florida, man and company were sentenced for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as well as the terms of a denial order issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge John F. Khin Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Special Agent in Charge Alysa Erichs of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) and Acting Special Agent in Charge Gordon Pomeroy of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Export Enforcement. Read more . . .

Source: Department of Justice

2015-04-16 | Publication of New Frequently Asked Questions regarding Cuba-related sanctions

2015-04-13 | Publication of Syria General License – related to publishing activities

— U.S. Department of Treasury – OFAC

Today, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Syrian Sanctions Regulations to authorize by general license certain activities relating to publishing, not already exempt from regulation, that support the publishing and marketing of manuscripts, books, journals, and newspapers in paper and electronic format. Read more . . .

Source: OFAC Resource Center

2015-03-26 | BIS imposes 20-year export denial against Turkish national for aiding and abetting a violation of a temporary denial order

— Bureau of Industry and Security

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) today announced that Yavuz Cizmeci, a Turkish national, has agreed to a denial of his export privileges for 20 years to settle charges that he aided and abetted his company’s transfer of U.S.-origin aircraft to Iran Air without the required BIS authorization and in violation of a Temporary Denial Order. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce – BIS

2015-03-25 | Parent Company, Schlumberger Ltd., also agrees to continue cooperation with U.S. authorities and to hire an independent consultant to review its sanctions policies, procedures and internal sanctions audits

— Department of Justice

Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. of the District of Columbia and Under Secretary Eric L. Hirschhorn of the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security announced today that Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Ltd. (SOHL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schlumberger Ltd., has agreed to enter a guilty plea and to pay a $232,708,356 penalty to the United States for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by willfully facilitating illegal transactions and engaging in trade with Iran and Sudan. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

2015-03-25 | Settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and PayPal, Inc.; OFAC has also released additional enforcement information

— Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $7,658,300 settlement with PayPal, Inc. (PayPal) to settle potential civil liability for 486 apparent violations of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544; the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 560; the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 515; the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594; and the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 538. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)

2015-03-06 | Pizza Shop Owner pleads guilty to charges of unlawfully exporting firearms and accessories to Pakistan

— U.S. Department of Justice

Baltimore, Maryland – Kamran Ashfaq Malik, age 35, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland pleaded guilty today to unlawfully exporting semi-automatic rifles, parts and accessories to Pakistan. Co-defendant Waleed Aftab, age 22, also of Upper Marlboro, pleaded guilty to the same charge on December 19, 2014.

The guilty pleas were announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; and Special Agent in Charge William Winter of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Malik owned and operated a pizza shop in Upper Marlboro, and maintained a second residence in Lahore, Pakistan. Aftab worked at the pizza shop. According to Malik’s plea agreement, between September and October 2012, Malik purchased, or caused to be purchased, approximately 48 AR-15 100 round dual drum magazines from various firearms and related accessories dealers. In order to take advantage of the lack of magazine capacity restrictions in Virginia, some of the purchases were made by Malik under the name, Virginia address and bank account of an associate. In other instances Malik provided a false commercial shipping address in Springfield, Virginia. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

2015-02-17 | Publication of Sudan General License - Related to personal communications

— OFAC

Effective February 18, 2015, the Department of the Treasury, in consultation and coordination with the Departments of State and Commerce, is issuing an amended general license relating to the exportation, reexportation, and provision to Sudan of certain hardware, software, and services incident to personal communications. OFAC also is publishing related Frequently Asked Questions. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury

2015-02-17 | Treasury targets a key mexican narcotics trafficker and his prominent scaffolding company

— OFAC

Action Further Exposes Cesar Gastelum Serrano’s Criminal & Financial Network

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated Mexican national Francisco Javier Gastelum Serrano, and Mexico City-based scaffolding company, Andamios Dalmine SA, as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). Francisco Javier is President of Andamios Dalmine. This action follows the December 2014 designation of Sinaloa Cartel member Cesar Gastelum Serrano and three of Cesar Gastelum Serrano’s brothers: Alfredo, Jaime, and Guadalupe Candelario Gastelum Serrano. Francisco Javier is the fifth brother in the Gastelum Serrano drug trafficking network to be designated by the Treasury Department. As a result of today’s action, all assets of those designated that are based in the United States or in the control of U.S. persons are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury

2015-02-13 | Three importers to pay over $3 million to settle false claims act suit alleging evaded customs duties

— U.S. Department of Justice

The Department of Justice announced today that California-based C.R. Laurence Co. Inc., Florida-based Southeastern Aluminum Products Inc. and Texas-based Waterfall Group LLC have agreed to pay $2,300,000, $650,000 and $100,000, respectively, to resolve a lawsuit brought by the United States under the False Claims Act alleging that the companies engaged in schemes to evade customs duties on imports of aluminum extrusions from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The companies sell shower doors and shower enclosures made with the PRC-manufactured aluminum extrusions.

“The nation’s customs laws are designed to protect domestic manufacturers from unfair competition abroad,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Joyce R. Branda of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “The Department of Justice will pursue those who seek an unfair advantage in U.S. markets by evading the duties owed on goods imported into this country.” Read more . . .

Source: Department of Justice

2015-01-29 | Russian sanctions: Licensing policy for the Crimea Region of Ukraine

— Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issues this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to impose additional sanctions that implement U.S. policy toward Russia. Specifically, in this rule BIS amends the EAR by imposing a license requirement for the export and reexport to the Crimea region of Ukraine, and the transfer within the Crimea region of Ukraine, of all items subject to the EAR, other than food and medicine designated as EAR99. The rule establishes a presumption of denial for all such exports or reexports to the Crimea region of Ukraine and transfers within the Crimea region of Ukraine, except with respect to items authorized under the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) General License No. 4, which BIS will review on a case-by-case basis. This action is consistent with the goals and objectives of Executive Order 13685 of December 19, 2014. Read more . . .

Source: Federal Register

2015-01-23 | U.S.-India bilateral understanding: Additional revisions to the U.S. Export and Reexport Controls under the Export Administration Regulations

— Bureau of Industry and Security

In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to further implement the bilateral understanding between the United States and India announced by President Obama and India’s Prime Minister Singh on November 8, 2010. On January 25, 2011, BIS published the first rule in a series of rules to implement the bilateral understanding between the two countries. These rules fulfill the President’s and Prime Minister’s commitment to work together to strengthen the global nonproliferation and export control framework and further transform our bilateral export control cooperation to realize the full potential of the strategic partnership between the two countries. Specifically, in this rule, to further implement the November 8, 2010 bilateral understanding, BIS removes license requirements for certain items controlled for crime control and regional stability reasons to India. BIS also makes conforming changes in this rule. Read more . . .

Source: Federal Register

2015-01-15 | Amendments implement changes announced by the President on December 17 related to the easing of Cuba sanctions

— U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

On December 17, 2014 the President announced a set of diplomatic and economic changes to chart a new course in U.S. relations with Cuba and to further engage and empower the Cuban people. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Commerce today are announcing the forthcoming publication of the revised Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which implement the changes announced on December 17 to the sanctions administered by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). The changes take effect tomorrow, when the regulations are published in the Federal Register.

These measures will facilitate travel to Cuba for authorized purposes, facilitate the provision by travel agents and airlines of authorized travel services and the forwarding by certain entities of authorized remittances, raise the limits on and generally authorize certain categories of remittances to Cuba, allow U.S. financial institutions to open correspondent accounts at Cuban financial institutions to facilitate the processing of authorized transactions, authorize certain transactions with Cuban nationals located outside of Cuba, and allow a number of other activities related to, among other areas, telecommunications, financial services, trade, and shipping. Persons must comply with all provisions of the revised regulations; violations of the terms and conditions could result in penalties under U.S. law. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce – BIS

2015-01-15 | Publication of updated Cuban Assets Control Regulations

— U.S. Department of the Treasury – Resource Center

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 515 (the “CACR”), to implement policy changes announced by the President on December 17, 2014, to further engage and empower the Cuban people by facilitating authorized travel to Cuba by U.S. persons, certain authorized commerce, and the flow of information to, from and within Cuba. The CACR amendment will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow (January 16, 2015), at which time the changes will take effect. OFAC is also publishing a number of Frequently Asked Questions? pertaining to this regulatory amendment. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury – OFAC

2015-01-02 | Action targets the Government of North Korea in response to recent provocations

— U.S. Department of the Treasury

In response to the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s numerous provocations, particularly the recent cyber-attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment and the threats against movie theaters and moviegoers, President Obama today signed an Executive Order (E.O.) authorizing the imposition of sanctions against the Government of North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea. This step reflects the ongoing commitment of the United States to hold North Korea accountable for its destabilizing, destructive and repressive actions, particularly its efforts to undermine U.S. cyber-security and intimidate U.S. businesses and artists exercising their right of freedom of speech.

Pursuant to the authorities of this new E.O., Treasury today has designated three entities and 10 individuals for being agencies or officials of the North Korean government. Read more . . .

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury – Press Center

2014-12-23 | Revision to the Export Administration Regulations: Controls on
electronic commodities; exports and reexports to Hong Kong

— Bureau of Industry and Security

This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
to expand controls for national security reasons and responds to public
comments solicited by a Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) notice of
inquiry regarding the proper export control classification of certain
electronic commodities and a type of radar. Specifically, in this rule,
BIS amends the EAR to expand national security controls on certain
electronic commodities controlled on the Commerce Control List (CCL)
and to limit license exceptions for these items. This rule also expands
license requirements for exports and reexports to Hong Kong of items
controlled for national security reasons.

Effective date: This rule is effective December 23, 2014, except
that the revision of the Related Controls paragraph under the List of
Items Controlled section in ECCN 3E001, Supplement No. 1 to part 774,
is effective December 30, 2014. Read more . . .

Source: Federal Register

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