OFAC Adds 3 Individuals to SDN List
On January 26, 2012, the Office of Foreign Assets Control added three individuals to its "Specially Designated Nationals" list. SDNs are (i) individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries or (ii) individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country-specific. The assets of listed SDNs are blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.
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The following three individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN list:
- CHOUKA, Monir (a.k.a. CHOUKA , Mounir; a.k.a. "ABU ADAM"; a.k.a. "ABU ADAM AUS DEUTSCHLAND"; a.k.a. "ABU ADAM FROM GERMANY"), Assocated with Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (individual) [SDGT]
- CHOUKA, Yassin (a.k.a. CHOUKA, Yasin; a.k.a. "ABU IBRAHEEM THE GERMAN"; a.k.a. "ABU IBRAHIM"; a.k.a. "ABU IBRAHIM AL ALMANI"), Associated with Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (individual) [SDGT]
- KAR, Mevlut (a.k.a. AL UBAYDA, Mulfit Kar Iiyas; a.k.a. ALMANCI, Abdurrahman; a.k.a. KAR, Mavlut; a.k.a. KAR, Mawlud; a.k.a. KAR, Meluvet; a.k.a. KAR, Mivlut; a.k.a. YUSOV, Yanal; a.k.a. ZIKARA, Mevlut; a.k.a. "ABDULLAH THE TURK"; a.k.a. "ABU OBEIDAH AL TURKI"; a.k.a. "ABU OBEJD EL-TURKI"; a.k.a. "ABU UDEJF EL-TURKI"; a.k.a. "AL TURKI KYOSEV"), Associated with Islamic Jihad Group (individual) [SDGT]
OFAC notice (dated 01/26/12) available here.
Subsequent State Dept Federal Register notices (FR Pub 02/02/12), available, in order: here, here and here.