Yesterday the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced that it had levied a $17,500 fine against Aban Offshore Ltd. (“AOL”), an Indian oil rig company, because AOL’s subsidiary in Singapore arranged to have oil rig equipment, presumably U.S. origin although…
ABOVE: Ben “Lucky” Schlappig A homeless blogger named Ben “Lucky” Schlappig, who makes his living flying on airplanes and staying in hotels, has decided to take up the practice of law along with advising fellow travelers on the intricacies of…
Regular readers of this blog are probably quite aware of my long-running crusade, dating back almost a decade, to free Daniel Garcia or, more accurately, to free people named Daniel Garcia from the stigma of sharing a name with someone…
Before leaving for the holidays, I thought it would be appropriate to repost the good news that we received earlier this year regarding Santa’s annual toy delivery being finally released from OFAC restrictions on his route. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Elf…
Chestnuts roasting on an open flame. Jack Frost nipping at your shoes. Iran Sanctions coming back all the same. So OFAC dressed up its FAQs Ah, yes, nothing says Christmas cheer quite like the possibility that the JCPOA will be put…