The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing in the Federal Register the names of 20 individuals and 25 entities whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act), effective December 14, 2010. In addition, OFAC is publishing additions to the identifying information associated with three individuals previously designated pursuant to the Kingpin Act. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/15/10 news, 10121509, for BP summary of these designations.)
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The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of one individual whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13413, “Blocking Property of Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo” and who has been removed from OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List), effective December 14, 2010.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of five individuals and one entity in Colombia whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978, "Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers," effective December 14, 2010.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of three individuals whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13288, “Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe,” as amended by Executive Order 13391, “Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe,” effective December 14, 2010.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated 20 individuals and 25 entities as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. As a result of this action, U.S. persons are prohibited from conducting financial or commercial transactions with these entities and individuals and any assets the designees may have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen. OFAC has also updated its SDN list to include these individuals and entities.
The Treasury Department has targeted Hizballah fundraisers Ali Tajideen, Husayn Tajideen, and Bilal Mohsen Wehbe; and a network of businesses that are owned or controlled by the Tajideen brothers operating in The Gambia, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, and the British Virgin Islands. These actions were taken pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which targets for sanctions terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism, isolating them from the U.S. financial and commercial systems. The Office of Foreign Assets Control has also updated its Specially Designated Nationals List to include these designations.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the name of four individuals whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13413, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” effective December 2, 2010.
At the December 9, 2010 meeting of the President’s Export Council, President Obama announced, among other things, the deployment of the Administration’s export control reform page on the Export.gov Web site (www.export.gov). Newly posted to the Web site is a downloadable file that consolidates export screening lists of the Departments of Commerce, State and the Treasury into one spreadsheet as an aide to industry in conducting electronic screens of potential parties to regulated transactions.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of three newly-designated individuals in Pakistan whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism,” effective December 2, 2010. The individuals are: Amanullah Afridi, Abdul Rauf Azhar, and Mati Ur-rehman (see OFAC notice for known aliases, etc.).
On December 1, 2010, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled, “Implementing Tougher Sanctions on Iran: a Progress Report.” The hearing was held to assess whether U.S. and international sanctions against Iran are having their desired impact of persuading Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program.