🌍New Sanctions Regulations from OFAC Enable Key Business Transactions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing six general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations and Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations: GLs 22A, 23A, 24A, 25A, 26A, and 28A.
Learn More🕊️Revocation of Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation - Notice
The Department of State publicly announces the revocation of the al-Nusrah Front's designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, effective upon publication in the Federal Register. This decision involved consultations with the Attorney General and Secretary of the Treasury, reflecting a shift in U.S. foreign policy regarding this group.
Learn More🚫OFAC Sanctions Actions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Learn More💰Analysis of Inflation Adjustment to Civil Monetary Penalties Regulation
The Department of the Treasury ("Department" or "Treasury") publishes this final rule to adjust its civil monetary penalties ("CMPs") for inflation as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (collectively referred to herein as "the Act").
Learn More🚫OFAC Sanctions Notice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Learn More🏛️New Regulations for Protection of Federal Property
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) adopts this regulation to govern the protection of Federal property. DHS developed this regulation in consultation with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Consistent with DHS' statutory authority, these regulations provide charging options for violations occurring on and adjacent to Federal property, update prohibited conduct to incorporate advancing technology, provide clearer public notice, and apply the regulations more uniformly to property owned, operated or secured by the Federal Government. This final rule makes no substantive changes from the proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2025.
Learn More🚫OFAC Sanctions Notice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. Additionally, OFAC is updating the identifying information of one person currently included on the SDN List.
Learn More🚫Notice on Specially Designated Global Terrorist Designations
The Department of State's notice announces the designation of Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as specially designated global terrorists. This determination highlights the individuals' potential risks to U.S. national security and outlines the decision to forgo prior notice due to the urgency of the situation, reinforcing the measures under Executive Order 13224.
Learn More🔒Proposed FinCEN Regulations on Huione Group's Money Laundering Risks
FinCEN is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), pursuant to section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, that proposes prohibiting the opening or maintaining of a correspondent account in the United States for, or on behalf of, Huione Group, a foreign financial institution based in Cambodia found to be of primary money laundering concern. The NPRM also would require covered financial institutions to apply special due diligence to their foreign correspondent accounts that is reasonably designed to guard against their use to process transactions involving Huione Group.
Learn More🚫Designation of Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
The Department of State announces the designation of Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif, along with their aliases, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under the Immigration and Nationality Act. This action follows a review of administrative records and consultations with key government officials, solidifying the U.S. stance against these entities and outlining the implications for national security.
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