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Economic Sanctions Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Regulatory Violations

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Voluntary Self-Disclosure to OFAC: Legal Framework and Strategic Considerations

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Lawyers regularly advise clients on navigating the complex and evolving U.S. sanctions regime enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). When a business or individual becomes aware of a potential violation of...more

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Sanctions Enforcement: “The New FCPA”

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Hold onto your hats – while we are on the cusp of more FCPA enforcement actions, the Justice Department and OFAC are gearing up for real and significant sanctions enforcement actions.  The dye is cast, so here we go. ...more

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Crypto Crackdown: OFAC Sanctions SUEX Cryptocurrency Exchange

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On September 21, 2021, in a first-of-it-kind action, the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) imposed economic sanctions on SUEX OTC, S.R.O. (“SUEX”), a virtual currency exchange, for...more

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OFAC Settles with Bank of China for $2.3 Million for Violation of Now-Repealed Sudan Sanctions Program (Part II of IV)

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The UK-based Bank of China agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle violations of OFAC’s Sudan Sanctions Program.  OFAC repealed the Sudan sanctions in October 2017 but is continuing to investigate violations of the Sudan...more

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Swiss Telecomm Company Pays $7.8 Million to Settle OFAC Sanctions Violations

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OFAC continues to aggressively enforce its sanctions programs.  In its latest enforcement action, OFAC agreed with Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques SCRL (“SITA”), a Swiss telecom company, to an...more

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Deficiencies or Weaknesses in an OFAC Sanctions Compliance Program can lead to OFAC Administrative Actions

On May 2, 2019, OFAC (Office of Foreign assets Control) published guidance titled “A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments”.  The purpose of the OFAC Framework guidance is to encourage a “risk-based” approach to...more

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OFAC Loses Exxon Sanctions Enforcement Case

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In an interesting end of year decision, issued on December 31, 2019, a District Court in Dallas issued a rejected OFAC’s enforcement action against Exxon Corporation imposing a $2 million penalty for violation of the Russia...more

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Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance Year in Review

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The Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has steadily expanded its influence in the enforcement landscape. Global companies now face a complex regime of sanctions that require careful navigation....more

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Hallelujah: OFAC Announces First Enforcement Action in 2018 Against Ericsson, Inc.

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I will admit it – I changed this posting from its original draft. I intended to write about the absence of any OFAC enforcement actions for 2018. I went to double-check the OFAC enforcement website, and lo and behold, OFAC...more

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