OFAC: 1 drug trafficker enters, 2 Cuba listings leave
Today, OFAC added the following person: FLORES SILVA, Audias (a.k.a. “El Jardinero”), Mexico; DOB 19 Nov 1980; POB Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico; nationality Mexico; Gender Male; C.U.R.P....
View ArticleOFAC adds Cuban person & entity to Global Magnitsky sanctions
OFAC today added the following person: LOPEZ MIERA, Alvaro (Latin: LÓPEZ MIERA, Álvaro), Cuba; DOB 26 Dec 1943; POB Havana, Cuba; nationality Cuba; Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG]. and entity:...
View ArticleState and Treasury statements on OFAC designations
Here are the press releases by the State Department: Sanctioning Cuban Security Forces in Response to Violent Repression of Protests PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 22,...
View ArticleFor once, it’s not just US…
Joint Statement on Cuba MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JULY 25, 2021Share The following statement was released by the Governments of Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,...
View ArticleJuly 30, 2021: OFAC Cuban designations made under Global Magnitsky authorities
On Friday, OFAC added the following persons: CALLEJAS VALCARCE, Oscar Alejandro, Goycuria #119, 10 Octubre, Havana, Cuba; DOB 19 Sep 1957; POB Havana, Cuba; nationality Cuba; Gender Male; Passport...
View ArticleTreasury/Commerce Cuban Internet Access Fact Sheet: Overview
Overview The United States stands with the Cuban people in their quest for democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms. In July 2021, tens of thousands of Cubans took to the streets to make...
View ArticleTreasury/Commerce Cuban Internet Access Fact Sheet: Provisions that Support...
Provisions That Support Internet Freedom in Cuba OFAC General Licenses OFAC maintains the following general licenses (GLs), exemptions, and frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the provision...
View ArticleTreasury/Commerce Cuban Internet Access Fact Sheet: Additional Licensing &...
Additional Licensing OFAC Specific Licenses For prohibited transactions not otherwise authorized by OFAC general licenses, OFAC considers specific license requests on a case-by-case basis and will...
View ArticleOFAC makes Iran, counter-terror & Global Magnitsky (Cuba-related) designations
Today, OFAC added the following person: AL HABSI, Mahmood Rashid Amur (a.k.a. AL HABSI, Mahmood Rashid Amer; a.k.a. AL-HABSI, Mahmood; a.k.a. AL-HABSI, Mahmud bin Rashid), Muscat, Oman; DOB 15 Jul...
View ArticleAugust 13, 2021: State Department Statement on OFAC Cuba-related Global...
Sanctioning Cuban Officials in Response to Violence against Peaceful Protestors PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 13, 2021Share In recent weeks, the United States imposed...
View ArticleAugust 19, 2021: OFAC adds 3 Cubans to Global Magnitsky sanctions
Yesterday, OFAC added the following individuals: GONZALEZ BRITO, Andres Laureano (Latin: GONZÁLEZ BRITO, Andrés Laureano), Havana, Cuba; DOB 04 Jul 1954; POB Barajagua, Las Villas, Cuba; alt. POB...
View ArticleOFAC’s Pre-Labor Day Clearance – Balkans and Cuban removals, Cuban updates
OFAC has removed the following persons: DJOGO, Jovan; POB Kalinovik, Bosnia-Herzegovina (individual) [BALKANS].KRAJISNIK, Momcilo; DOB 20 Jan 1945; POB Zabrdje, Bosnia-Herzegovina; ICTY indictee...
View ArticleOpen toolbox, take out visa restrictions…
Announcement of Visa Restrictions Against Cuban Officials PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE NOVEMBER 30, 2021Share In the wake of the Cuban regime’s actions targeting peaceful...
View ArticleEnd of Year Clearance at OFAC – everything must go!
Today, OFAC removed the following parties from the counter-narcotics, Kingpin Act and/or Cuba sanctions programs: NORIEGA, Manuel Antonio, Panama (individual) [CUBA]. SIEIRO DE NORIEGA, Felicidad,...
View ArticleOFAC Enforcement Action: Airbnb Payments violates CACR
The settlement: $91,172.29 (what’s with the pennies?). The base penalty: $364,689. For over 6500 violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) – voluntarily self-disclosed and...
View ArticleDaily Digest for Monday, January 3, 2022
Ricardo Martinelli Linares follows in his brother’s footsteps… to incarcerationOFAC Enforcement Action: Airbnb Payments violates CACR
View ArticleState Department imposes visa restrictions on 8 Cuban officials
Visa Restrictions Against Cuban Officials PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 6, 2022Share Due to harsh and unjust sentences handed down to peaceful protesters, the...
View ArticleAn enforcement two-for: OFAC fines two US firms’ Suriname operations for...
For now, let’s just give you the headlines and the links… after I review the documents, I may devote posts to the details… Settlement Agreements between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of...
View ArticleWe’re still waiting…
We have not yet seen any executive or administrative action on this, but the State Department issued a press statement: Biden Administration Expands Support to the Cuban People PRESS STATEMENT NED...
View ArticleOFAC updates Cuba sanctions regulations and corresponding FAQs (and issues...
Publication of Amended Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Related Frequently Asked Questions Release date 06/08/2022 Body The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...
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