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Risk to Israeli Entities Posed by International Sanctions – What Is the Exposure and What Are the Dangers?

The executive order signed by United States President Joseph Biden in February 2024 states that the violence being committed by Israeli settlers has reached intolerable levels; poses a serious threat to peace, security, and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OFAC Sanctions Crypto Mixer Following Allegations of Laundering Funds to North Korea

The U.S. authorities are increasingly taking actions against big-name crypto mixers for potential violations of sanctions regulations. On November 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more

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China Emerging as an Increasing Driver of Global Illicit Finance Risk

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Growing Chinese illicit finance threats, vulnerabilities, and exposure are combining to increase illicit financing risk in the international financial system, judging from a series of recent advisories, sanctions actions,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Issues Advisory on Foreign Jurisdictions with AML Deficiencies

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On November 12, 2019, FinCEN issued its latest Advisory on the Financial Action Task Force-Identified Jurisdictions with Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism Deficiencies and Relevant Actions by the...more

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Review of Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Policy and Enforcement

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Executive Summary - Developments and Trends in Policy and Enforcement - US Department of the Treasury - The Office of Foreign Assets Control - Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network -...more

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FinCEN Imposes Section 311 Fifth Special Measure on Latvian Bank ABLV

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Alleged Illicit Activity Included Transactions Promoting North Korea’s Missile Program and an Institutional Commitment to Laundering Money - On February 13, 2018, FinCEN announced that it had proposed a special measure...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - October 2017

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Global Compliance Overhaul for SAP as DOJ and SEC Investigate Payments Allegedly Related to South African Government Contracts – On October 26, 2017, German software company SAP SE...more

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US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Identifies the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a Jurisdiction of Primary Money...

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The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, pursuant to authority contained in the USA PATRIOT ACT, found “reasonable grounds” to conclude that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a jurisdiction of primary money...more

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Enhanced North Korea Sanctions Adopted

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The United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”) approved a Resolution last week imposing new sanctions against North Korea in response to its recent nuclear and missile tests. This UNSC action follows the enactment of the North...more

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