April 15, 2024
On March 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) initiated sanctions against specific individuals who have been accused of materially assisting, sponsoring, and providing material, financial, or technological support, or goods or services to, or in support of Al-Ashtar Brigades. These individuals are all suspected operatives of the Al-Ashtar…
April 3, 2024
The Office of Foreign Assets Control settled its first case of 2024, and it’s a significant one. According to reports, EFG International AG, a private global banking group based out of Switzerland, has agreed to pay over $3.74 million for violations of multiple sanctions programs. The OFAC accused EFG of committing at least 727 securities…
March 10, 2024
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is in charge of issuing economic sanctions against individuals, companies, groups, and countries that are accused of aiding terrorists, narcotics traffickers, or other enemies of the state. These sanctions usually block assets or restrict trade to accomplish various national security goals. A recent action by the OFAC has done…
February 25, 2024
According to recent reports, the United States Department of the Treasury issued sanctions against three individuals and four entities that they believe are responsible for illegally exporting both goods and technology to Iran. Reports reveal that these individuals and entities developed the procurement network that collected goods, technology, classified information, and security items from over…
February 11, 2024
Cyber crime has been increasing rapidly across the globe, and it’s difficult for cyber security experts to keep up with the constant cat and mouse game. That said, it’s not surprising that US infrastructure gets attacked on a regular basis. Late last year, several cyberattacks on American water plants led to international sanctions against Iranian…
January 28, 2024
Murder-for-hire schemes are very complicated and typically transpire across international borders. Due to these facts, it’s often very difficult to track down perpetrators who plot and carry out these violent schemes. The U.S. has persistently pursued one such culprit, Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, after he allegedly conspired to kill an activist in the U.S….
January 11, 2024
For decades, the U.S. has sought to extradite Julian Assange, the founder and creator of WikiLeaks. The 52-year-old internet vigilante and journalist is facing at least 18 criminal charges in the United States after releasing countless documents, records, and classified materials on his public website, WikiLeaks, over the past several years. Assange’s charges include conspiracy…