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Morgan Lewis

FinCEN Issues First Transaction Ban on Certain Mexico-Based Financial Institutions

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In a historic first, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network recently published orders prohibiting transactions with covered Mexico-based financial institutions. On June 30, 2025, the US...more

Mayer Brown

FinCEN Designates Three Mexican Financial Institutions Under New Section 311 Authority: First Use of Expanded Powers Under FEND...

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On June 25, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued three orders (the “Orders”) pursuant to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act and the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, designating three...more

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US Treasury Takes on Cartels Part Deux: Combating Cartel-Connected Oil Smuggling Schemes

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The US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in coordination with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Crude Crimes: Treasury Warns on Oil Smuggling and Money Laundering

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The Treasury Department has taken initial steps to implement the Trump administration’s “total elimination” policy directed at certain drug trafficking cartels. Most recently, on May 1, Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Implications for Mexican Banks and Financial Institutions of President Trump’s Designation of Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist...

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On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that initiates the process of designating certain drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The executive order is primarily focused on...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OFAC sanctions timeshare fraud network

On March 2, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions, pursuant to Executive Order 14059, against eight Mexican companies connected to timeshare fraud on behalf of the Cartel...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OFAC sanctions Mexican arms trafficker for supplying weapons to cartel

On February 28, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059 against a Mexican national for his role in providing, or having attempted to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OFAC announces sanctions tied to Mexican drug cartel

On February 22, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions, pursuant to Executive Order 14059, against six Mexican nationals involved in the methamphetamine and fentanyl trade,...more

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