Episode 324 -- Third-Party Risks and Sanctions Compliance
FINCast Ep. 39 – State of Russia Sanctions Two Years After the Invasion
Understanding the Additional Risks When Making a Ransomware Payment
Looking The Other Way: Recent Cases Of AML And Sanctions Failings In Scandinavia
Episode 118 -- Update on OFAC Enforcement and Lessons Learned
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent announcement that it would decline to prosecute a self-reported criminal export control violation demonstrates the continuing importance of prompt, voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) and...more
Rewards programs have become ubiquitous in recent years. These so-called loyalty management programs exist to nudge customers or employees in a particular direction; a company’s workers might be inclined to exercise more...more
Key Points - On March 30, 2023, OFAC announced a settlement agreement with Wells Fargo for 124 apparent violations of three different sanctions programs (Iran, Syria and Sudan), all related to a legacy Wachovia Bank...more
On September 27, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of Treasury announced a $1,423,766 settlement with Houston-based supplier, Cameron International Corporation (“Cameron”) to resolve...more
OFAC continues to chalk up enforcement actions. For the year, even with the pandemic slow down, OFAC has reached 13 settlement agreements totaling $18.6 million in penalties....more
OFAC’s aggressive enforcement program continues to bear fruit. The latest settlement involved GE and three of its subsidiaries, which agreed to pay $2.7 million for 289 alleged violations of the Cuba Sanctions Program. So...more