OFAC Adds 11 Individuals, 2 Entities to SDN List

February 24, 2012 by Peter Milligan|Exports, OFAC and DoD

On February 23, 2012, the Office of Foreign Assets Control added eleven individuals and two entities to its "Specially Designated Nationals" list. SDNs are (i) individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries or (ii) individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country-specific. The assets of listed SDNs are blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.

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The following eleven individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN list:

ACHWAN, Mochammad (a.k.a. ACHWAN, Mochdar; a.k.a. ACHWAN, Mochtar; a.k.a. ACHWAN, Muhammad; a.k.a. AKHWAN, Mochtar; a.k.a. AKHWAN, Muhammad; a.k.a. AKWAN, Mochtar), (Indonesia) (individual) [SDGT]
BA'ASYIR, Abdul Rosyid Ridho (a.k.a. BA'ASYIR, Rashid Rida; a.k.a. BA'ASYIR, Rasyid Ridho; a.k.a. BA'ASYIR, Rosyid Ridho; a.k.a. BASHIR, Abdul Rosyid Ridho; a.k.a. BASHIR, Rashid Rida; a.k.a. BASHIR, Rasyid Ridho; a.k.a. BASHIR, Rosyid Ridho), (Indonesia) (individual) [SDGT]
BIN MUHADJIR, Son Hadi (a.k.a. BIN MUHADJR, Son Hadi; a.k.a. BIN MUJAHIR, Son Hadi; a.k.a. MUHADJIR, Son bn Hadi), (Indonesia) (individual) [SDGT]
KHRISTOFOROV, Vasily Alexandrovich (a.k.a. KHRISTOFOROV , Vasiliy; a.k.a. "VASYA"; a.k.a. "VOSKRES"), (Russia) (individual) [TCO]
LEONTYEV, Vladislav Vladimirovich (a.k.a. LEONTIEV, Vladislav; a.k.a. LEONTIEV, Vlantislav; a.k.a. LEONTYEV, Vadik; a.k.a. LEONTYEV, Vadim; a.k.a. LEONTYEV, Vyacheslav; a.k.a. "BELOBRYSYY"; a.k.a. "BELYY"), (Venezuela) (individual) [TCO]
MANUYLOV, Aleksandr Leonidovich (a.k.a. MANUILOV, Alexander; a.k.a. MANUYLOV, Alexander; a.k.a. "SASHA SAMARSKIY"); (Russia) (individual) [TCO]
RAKHIMOV, Gafur Akhmedovich (a.k.a. RAKHIMOV, Gafur-Arslanbek Akhmedovich; a.k.a. RAKHIMOV, Gofur-Arslonbek), (Uzbekistan) (individual) [TCO]
SHAYBAZIAN, Lazar Gurgenovich (a.k.a. SHAYBAZYAN, Lazar); DOB 1 Apr 1966; Passport CA2485930 (Uzbekistan); (Uzbekistan) (individual) [TCO]
SHINODA, Kenichi (a.k.a. TSUKASA, Shinobu); (Japan) (individual) [TCO]
TAKAYAMA, Kiyoshi; (Japan) (individual) [TCO]
ZAYTSEV, Aleksey Alekseyevich (a.k.a. ZAITSEV, Alexei; a.k.a. ZAYTSEV, Alexey); (Ghana) (individual) [TCO]

The following two entities have also been added to OFAC's SDN list:

JEMMAH ANSHORUT TAUHID (a.k.a. JAMAAH ANSHARUT TAUHID; a.k.a. JAMA'AH ANSHARUT TAUHID; a.k.a. JEMMAH ANSHARUT TAUHID; a.k.a. JEM'MAH ANSHARUT TAUHID; a.k.a. LASKAR 99; a.k.a. "JAT"), (Indonesia) [FTO] [SDGT]
YAMAGUCHI-GUMI (a.k.a. ROKUDAIME YAMAGUCHI-GUMI; a.k.a. SIXTH YAMAGUCHI-GUMI), (Japan) [TCO]

OFAC notice (dated 02/23/12) is available here. Subsequent OFAC Federal Register notice for the first three of the individuals (FR Pub 02/29/12) available here.

Treasury releases (dated 2/23/12) detailing several of these individuals are available here and here.

State Department Federal Register notices (FR Pub 03/13/12) on entity Jemmah Anshorut Tauhid here and here.