May 31, 2017: OFAC adds to Kingpin list
Yesterday, OFAC added the following persons: AGUILAR RAMIREZ, Gabriel Jaime, Carrera 43 A 7 50, Of. 302, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia; DOB 13 Nov 1956; POB Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia; Gender Male;...
View ArticleOFAC modifies one Kingpin, removes two organized crime listings
Earlier today, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) removed the following two individual Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) sanctions listings (actually, one person with 2 name...
View ArticleOFAC changes 2 narcotics trafficking listings, deletes a whole bunch
Earlier today, OFAC changed the following 2 counter narcotics sanctions listings: JIMENEZ URREGO, Blanca Virginia, c/o JUAN SEBASTIAN Y CAMILA ANDREA JIMENEZ RAMIREZ Y CIA S.C.S., Bogota, Colombia;...
View ArticleAugust 9, 2017: OFAC Designates more Kingpins, Venezuelans – and updates a...
Yesterday, OFAC designated the following persons: AMELIACH ORTA, Francisco Jose (Latin: AMELIACH ORTA, Francisco José), Carabobo, Venezuela; DOB 14 Jun 1963; POB Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela; citizen...
View ArticleOFAC Sanctions-a-Rama for August 22, 2017
Big update yesterday for OFAC. It designated the following persons (1 under the NPWMD program, the rest under sanctions against the DPRK): CHI, Yupeng, Room 301, Unit 1, No. 129 Jiangcheng Street,...
View ArticleSeptember 14, 2017: OFAC Sanctions-o-Rama!
Last Thursday, OFAC updated multiple sanctions programs with new designations. Under the narcotics trafficking sanctions program, the following persons: ABOUZAID EL BAYEH, Salime, Paseo de los...
View ArticleCartier gets caught with the family jewels…
Richemont North America, dba Cartier, agreed to a $334,800 for 4 apparent violations of the Kingpin Act. Simply put, an individual purchased jewelry from Cartier in either California or Nevada, but...
View ArticleOFAC adds to Kingpin sanctions
Earlier today, OFAC added the following 2 persons: AGUINO ARBOLEDA, Junior Onofre (Latin: AGUIÑO ARBOLEDA, Junior Onofre) (a.k.a. “DIOS Y CIEGO”), Colombia; DOB 16 Sep 1989; POB Tumaco, Narino,...
View ArticleDecember 22, 2017: OFAC updates organized crime, narcotics trafficking...
On December 22nd, OFAC added the following persons: PICHUGIN, Yuri Viktorovich (Cyrillic: ПИЧУГИН, ЮРИЙ ВИКТОРОВИЧ) (a.k.a. PICHUGIN, Yuriy; a.k.a. PICHUGIN, Yury; a.k.a. “PICHUGA” (Cyrillic:...
View ArticleJanuary 4, 2018: First OFAC Sanction-o-Rama of 2018!
Last Thursday, OFAC updated a bunch of different sanctions programs: The following persons were added to the SDN List under the counter terrorism sanctions program: ADAN, Abukar Ali (a.k.a. ADEN,...
View ArticleOFAC’s Valentine’s Day: more drug traffickers, and fewer, too [UPDATED]
On Wednesday, OFAC added the following persons: GARCIA ROJAS, Javier (a.k.a. “EL PARIENTE”; a.k.a. “MARACUYA”), Medellin, Colombia; DOB 27 Oct 1960; POB Florencia, Caqueta, Colombia; citizen Colombia;...
View ArticleMarch 6, 2018: OFAC expands Kingpin roster
Yesterday, OFAC added the following persons: AVILA ROCHA, Maria Monserrat (Latin: ÁVILA ROCHA, María Monserrat) (a.k.a. AVILA DE LA ROCHA, Maria Monserrate; a.k.a. AVILA ROCHA, Maria Monserrate),...
View ArticleBack up the truck: Russian oligarch assets get frozen (among other things)
Today, OFAC added the following persons: AKIMOV, Andrey Igorevich, Russia; DOB 1953; POB Leningrad, Russia; Gender Male; Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprombank (individual) [UKRAINE-EO13661]....
View ArticleBuried in the Rubles: the OTHER OFAC update from April 6th
Treasury Sanctions Music Promoter and Prostitution Ring Leader Linked to Mexican Cartels APRIL 6, 2018 OFAC Designates High-Profile Individuals Acting on Behalf of CJNG, Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking...
View ArticleApril 26, 2018: OFAC removes 2, amends 1 narcotics sanctions listings
Last Thursday, OFAC removed the following 2 counter narcotics sanctions listings for one entity: ENVIGADO FUTBOL CLUB S.A. (a.k.a. ENVIGADO F.C.), Carrera 48 No. 46 Sur 150, Envigado, Antioquia,...
View ArticleApril 27, 2018: OFAC adds Chinese fentanyl trafficker to counter narcotics...
On Friday, OFAC added the following persons: CHU, Na (Chinese Simplified: 初娜; Chinese Traditional: 初娜), Pulandian, Liaoning, China (Chinese Simplified: 普兰店市, 辽宁, China; Chinese Traditional: 普蘭店市, 遼寧,...
View ArticleMay 7, 2018: OFAC designates a boatload of Kingpins
Yesterday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following persons: DEL NOGAL MARQUEZ, Walter Alexander, Miranda, Venezuela; Edificio Poli centro, Piso 4, Of. 3, Panama, Panama; DOB 02...
View ArticleHandy Reference to global narcotics trafficking and financial crime: 2018 INCSR
The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for 2018 comes in two parts: one focused on narcotics production and trafficking, and one on financial crime. Hefty reading, but if you want...
View ArticleJune 5, 2018: OFAC adds some Kingpins!
On Tuesday, OFAC added the following persons: GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ, Diosde, Bogota, Colombia; DOB 18 Apr 1957; POB Maripi, Boyaca, Colombia; citizen Colombia; Gender Male; Cedula No. 4196782 (Colombia)...
View ArticleJune 29, 2018: OFAC removes & updates counter narcotics sanctions designations
On June 29th (during my vacation), OFAC removed the following: FINVE S.A. (f.k.a. FINANCIERA DE INVERSIONES LTDA.), Calle 93A No. 14-17 Ofc. 711, Bogota, Colombia; Calle 93N No. 14-20 Ofc. 601,...
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