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Washington Post Journalist Jason Rezaian on His Iranian Imprisonment
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) recently settled with American Life Insurance Company (“ALICO”), a Delaware-based subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., for $178,421, addressing apparent...more
The past few weeks have not been kind to 3M. The company recently settled with the SEC for $6.5 million to resolve alleged FCPA violations related to its Chinese subsidiary’s dealings with Chinese state-owned healthcare...more
Construction Specialties, Inc. (“CSI”), a U.S. company specializing in the sale of building materials, agreed to pay $660,594 to settle its liability for three violations of OFAC’s sanctions on Iran. CSI’s illegal conduct...more
In May 2019, OFAC released its Framework for a Sanctions Compliance Program. OFAC announced that it intended to increase the prosecution of individuals for sanctions violations. OFAC has brought two cases against...more
The Treasury Department’s Offices of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) continues its enforcement run in 2021, and added yet another tech company to its list of targets....more
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC)continues to pile up sanctions enforcement actions. As the Biden Administration slowly takes over the reins of the Department of Treasury, OFAC enforcement is...more
What a year for OFAC – Amazon settled its case for OFAC violations and now add Berkshire Hathaway. Lat year, Apple settled with OFAC for sanctions violations....more
OFAC is a steady enforcement agency. As the COVID-19 pandemic settled down, OFAC resumed aggressive enforcement of economic sanctions. ...more
When you are hot, you are hot. (And when you are not, you are not; Thank you Jerry Reed, Country Singer). OFAC is hot and resumed its enforcement streak, settling three enforcement actions in three weeks....more
Indictment Alleges that Bank and its Officers Used Front Companies to Evade Prohibitions on Iran’s Access to the U.S. Financial System - The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has charged Turkish state-owned...more
In yet another enforcement action, OFAC announced a $1.709 million settlement with PACCAR, Inc., for 63 apparent violations of the Iran Sanctions Program by DAF Trucks, a wholly-owned subsidiary based in Eindhoven,...more
There is no question that OFAC continues to dominate the enforcement landscape this year. OFAC has provided plenty of warning and notice to global companies, especially those in the manufacturing and industrial sectors....more
OFAC is definitely off to a fast start this year – it recently announced its fourth enforcement action for 2019. So far, OFAC has collected over $7 million in civil penalties. ...more
What was one of the most tragic events in the history of rock and roll? High up on the list must rank the Altamont concert, held at Altamont Race Track on December 6, 1969. It was so bad that many people felt the 60s actually...more