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OFAC Settles with Mondo TV for $538k for Violation of North Korean Sanctions

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OFAC has been busy and not so busy — what do I mean? OFAC is administering a complex set of coordinated sanctions against Russia, in close coordination with the EU and the UK....more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Risk to Israeli Entities Posed by International Sanctions – What Is the Exposure and What Are the Dangers?

The executive order signed by United States President Joseph Biden in February 2024 states that the violence being committed by Israeli settlers has reached intolerable levels; poses a serious threat to peace, security, and...more

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OFAC Imposes Modest $31,867 Penalty on Emigrant Bank for Iran Sanctions Violations, Highlighting Value of Voluntary Disclosure

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Emigrant Bank (“Emigrant”), a U.S.-based financial institution that bills itself as the oldest bank in New York City, is the latest sanctions violator to be swept up in OFAC’s ongoing enforcement push. On September 21, OFAC...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

EU Imposes Measure to Remove 7 Russian Banks from SWIFT Network; New RDIF & Currency Restrictions

Today, the European Union imposed a ban on the provision of specialized financial messaging services, including SWIFT interbank messaging network services, to seven Russian banks. The removal goes into effect March 12, 2022...more

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First Bank of Romania Settles OFAC Violations for $862,318 (Part IV of IV)

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The First Bank of Romania and JC Flowers agreed to pay OFAC $862,318 to settle violations of Iran and Syria Sanctions Programs.  First Bank is owned by its U.S. parent, JC Flowers & Company. ...more

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OFAC Settles with Bank of China for $2.3 Million for Violation of Now-Repealed Sudan Sanctions Program (Part II of IV)

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The UK-based Bank of China agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle violations of OFAC’s Sudan Sanctions Program.  OFAC repealed the Sudan sanctions in October 2017 but is continuing to investigate violations of the Sudan...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 10.18.2019 | Top Story: Unpacking the UK/EU Brexit Deal and Its Rocky Road Ahead in Parliament

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Details are trickling in on the tentative Brexit agreement reached between UK and EU negotiators this week, just 14 days ahead of the Halloween departure deadline.  A massive sticking point here remains the British...more

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Fifth Round of Sanctions Target Certain Russian Banks, Energy Companies and Arms Manufacturers

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The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a fifth round of designations imposing limited sanctions on two Russian banks and two major Russian energy companies. OFAC also designated and blocked the assets of...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

U.S. Ex-Im Bank Opens for Business in Burma/Myanmar

The U.S. Government has taken another important step in helping to reintegrate Myanmar (referred to as Burma for official purposes) into the global economy. On February 6, 2014, the Export-Import Bank of the United States...more

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