A potential buyer of Russian energy firm Lukoil's international business will need to obtain a separate authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control -- aside from the agency's existing general license for the firm -- to complete the sale, OFAC said in a new FAQ this week.
Nature’s Sunshine Products, a dietary supplement manufacturer headquartered in Utah, said it recently submitted final voluntary disclosures related to possible violations of U.S. sanctions and export controls.
Kodiak Gas Services, a natural gas company headquartered in Texas, likely made payments involving people “associated” with Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists, the company disclosed in an SEC filing this month.
The State Department plans to label Venezuela-based Cartel de los Soles a Foreign Terrorist Organization for its role in "terrorist violence throughout our hemisphere" and trafficking drugs into the U.S., the agency said Nov. 16. The cartel already was labeled a Specially Designated Global Terrorist earlier this year, and the FTO label would subject the group to more financial restrictions (see 2507270002). At least one lawmaker has urged the Trump administration to designate Cartel de los Soles an FTO (see 2503280033).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control issued four new or amended Russia-related general licenses Nov. 14. General License 124B, which replaces 124A, authorizes petroleum services and other transactions related to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Tengizchevroil and Karachaganak projects. General License 128A, which replaces 128, authorizes certain transactions involving Lukoil retail service stations located outside Russia. General License 130 authorizes transactions involving certain Lukoil entities in Bulgaria, and General License 131 authorizes certain transactions for the negotiation of and entry into contingent contracts for the sale of Lukoil International GmbH and related maintenance activities.
The Trump administration has given Hungary a one-year exemption from sanctions that it recently imposed on two major Russian energy companies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Nov. 12.
The State Department announced Nov. 13 that it's designating four Antifa groups in Europe as Specially Designated Global Terrorists and is planning to designate them as Foreign Terrorist Organizations as well.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control on Nov. 13 sanctioned the Mexico-based Hysa Organized Crime Group (HOCG), a transnational criminal organization, and five members of the Hysa family for laundering drug-trafficking proceeds through various Mexico-based businesses.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control on Nov. 12 sanctioned 32 individuals and entities for operating procurement networks that support Iran’s ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) production.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control on Nov. 12 sanctioned the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), a Burmese armed group, for supporting Myanmar-based cyber scam centers that target Americans with fraudulent investment schemes.