OFAC Adds 4 Individuals, 3 Romanian Entities to SDN List
On February 1, 2012, the Office of Foreign Assets Control added four individuals and three entities to its "Specially Designated Nationals" list under the Kingpin Act. 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 four individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN list:
- AKBULUT, Cerkez (a.k.a. MURAT, Altig; a.k.a. MURAT, Cernit), (Moldova) [SDNTK]
- BOZTEPE, Omer, (Turkey) [SDNTK]
- GELERI, Omer, (Romania) [SDNTK]
- GELERI, Zeyneddin, (Turkey) [SDNTK]
The following three entities have also been added to OFAC's SDN list:
- GELERI IMPORT EXPORT S.R.L., (Romania) [SDNTK]
- GELRO IMPEX S.R.L., (Romania) [SDNTK]
- MEGA GROUP S.R.L., (Romania) [SDNTK]
OFAC notice (dated 02/01/12) is available here.
Treasury release detailing three of the individuals (dated 02/01/12) is available here. Subsequent Federal Register notice (FR Pub 02/07/12) available here.