

FinCEN updates an advisory on corruption and money-laundering with regard to Venezuela
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has updated an advisory on Venezuela...


OFAC issues framework on sanctions compliance
On 2 May, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a publication entitled “A Framework for...


OFAC issues regulations against foreign interference in U.S. Elections
On 29 April 2019 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued regulations implementing Executive...

U.S. updates the Cuba Restricted List and plans to remove the Title III suspension of the LIBERTAD A
On 24 April 2019 the U.S. Department of State announced an update to the Cuba Restricted List. Five sub-entities owned by the Cuban...


OFAC adds Venezuelan and Nicaraguan entities to the SDN list, amends and issues General Licenses
On 17 April 2019 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has added two new...

United States Department of State lists Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terror
The United States Department of State has listed the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)...


Standard Charter Bank reaches settlement agreement for apparent U.S. sanctions violations
On 9 April 2019 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $639 million agreement with...


OFAC settles with Stanley Black & Decker and Jiangsu Guoqiang Tools for Iran sanctions violation
On 27 March 2019 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $1,869,144 settlement with...


OFAC issues new list: CAPTA
On 14 March 2019 the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new list: the List of...


OFSI penalizes Raphaels Bank
On 21 February 2019 the United Kingdom’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued its first monetary penalty against...