Back in the early days of this blog in 2007, we reported on the case of Robert Kraaipoel, a Dutch businessman who was indicted for selling U.S. origin items to Iran, even though Mr. Kraaipoel had never set foot in…
ABOVE: Bashar al-Assad The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) today announced that it had added Pangates International Corporation, Ltd. to its list of Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”). The designation is based on Pangates having…
Back in April, the Bureau of Industry and Security announced a $45,000 fine imposed on C.A. Litzler Co., Inc., based on an unlicensed export of a 24 Inch Hot Melt Prepreg Machine, which sounds vaguely naughty but is indeed covered…
ABOVE: Ben Lawsky Of the $8.9 billion fine being paid by BNP Paribas for violations of U.S. sanctions on Cuba, Iran and Sudan, $2.24 billion is going to the State of New York and, specifically, to Ben Lawsky’s Department of…
Last Friday, OFAC announced that Red Bull North America, Inc. (“RBNA” or, when we’re feeling informal, “Red Bull”) agreed to pay $89,775 to settle allegations that “seven representatives” of RBNA traveled to Cuba in order to “film a documentary” in 2009…