Last week the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a guidance document that answered a question that has probably prompted legions of law firm associates and export compliance officers to call OFAC. The question: what if a…
US Embassy in Khartoum Late last week Reuters reported that Adam Szubin, head of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), announced that OFAC was stepping up its enforcement actions for violations of the U.S. sanctions on Sudan. According to…
Screen clip from Al-Zawraa On January 9, the Department of Treasury designated Syrian television station Al-Zawraa under Executive Order 13438. That executive order targets parties that threaten Iraqi stabilization, including insurgent and militia groups and their support. Among the reasons…
A spokesman for the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) told Export Law Blog this morning that discussions between OFAC and the North Pole over Santa Claus’s Christmas Eve itinerary had broken down and were not expected to…
There has been some discussion here at Export Law Blog about the proper role of freight forwarding companies in export enforcement. If a customer of a freight forwarder proffers a package addressed to Iran without an OFAC license, should the…