Three Russia-based companies and an individual were designated by the U.S. Treasury Department for trying to recapture more than $1.5 billion in frozen shares owned by a previously sanctioned Russian oligarch using a complex evasion scheme.
Sanctions
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Questions abound on foreign aid bill change to sanctions violations lookbacks
Tucked deep inside the $95 billion foreign aid bill recently passed by Congress was a provision that will allow the Office of Foreign Assets Control to look back 10 years to investigate potential violations of U.S. sanctions, rather than five years.
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OFAC fines SCG Chemicals unit $20M over Iran sanctions violations
A subsidiary of Thailand-based SCG Chemicals Co. agreed to pay a $20 million fine to the Office of Foreign Assets Control over “egregious” violations of sanctions against Iran.
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OFAC sanctions Israeli entities funding West Bank settler violence
The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two Israeli entities for establishing fundraising campaigns for extremists fomenting violence in the West Bank.
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Treasury kicks off new wave of Iran sanctions
The Treasury Department announced new sanctions against Iran, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen promising “further actions in the days and weeks ahead” following the Middle East nation’s attack on Israel.
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U.S., U.K. ban new Russian metal imports
The U.S. Treasury Department, in coordination with the United Kingdom, is clamping down harder on Russia’s ability to wage war against Ukraine by banning the import of Russian-origin aluminum, copper, and nickel.
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BIS rule expands export control restrictions on OFAC sanctioned entities
The Bureau of Industry and Security adopted a final rule to extend its export restrictions across more entities and individuals designated under certain sanctions programs maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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EFG International settles Cuba, blocked persons U.S. sanctions case
Swiss-based global private banking group EFG International agreed to pay more than $3.7 million as part of a settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control addressing apparent violations of U.S. sanctions against Cuba and two blocked individuals.
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Zoetis says no action from OFAC in Iran sanctions matter
Zoetis, a developer and manufacturer of vaccines and medicines for animals, disclosed it was informed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control that it won’t face enforcement for potential violations of Iran sanctions uncovered during an acquisition integration.
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FinCEN alert flags Israeli extremists fomenting violence in West Bank
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an alert addressing the financing of Israeli extremist settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
