The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls settled two civil liability cases on June 18 and 19 over sanctions violations. The National Bank of Pakistan’s New York branch agreed to pay $28,000 to OFAC over more than a half dozen violations between 2013-14 of the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, OFAC said on June 18 (here). NBP processed transfers to Kyrgyz Trans Avia, an airline headquartered in Bishek, Kyrgyzstan, said OFAC. The agency placed the airline on its Specially Designated Nationals List in 2013 (here). The base amount for the violations is $64,000. OFAC also on June 19 settled a civil liability case with John Bean Technologies, based out of Chicago, over 2009 violations of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations. The company agreed to pay $391,950 over the violations, said OFAC (here). John Bean sold goods to a Chinese company, and the goods were then shipped from Spain to Iran via Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines. John Bean later reimbursed ”AeroTech Spain for charges paid to its freight forwarder for the shipping services rendered by IRISL, and to Banco Santander for fees associated with negotiating” the payments, on top of another violation related to trade documentation filing, said OFAC. The total based amount for the violations is $670,000.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control added individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals list on June 10 (here), and deleted entries on June 11 (here).

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control dropped individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals list on June 4 (here).

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control added individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals list on June 1 (here).

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control added individuals and entities to the Specially Designated Nationals list on May 22, while also deleting a range of entries (here).

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control added individuals, entities and aircraft to the Specially Designated Nationals list on May 21 (here).

The Treasury Department published on May 7 updated answers to frequently asked questions on Ukraine sanctions compliance (here). The Obama administration has targeted Ukrainian officials and the Crimean region for sanctions, alongside sanctions against Russian officials and industry since early 2014 (see 1503120009). The updated answers to the FAQs, which Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control released, touch on the timeframe for legal transactions in the wake of sanctions, debt prohibitions and remittances.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control added to and deleted entries from the Specially Designated Nationals list on April 28 (here).

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control added individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals list on April 23 (here).

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control added individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals list on April 21 (here).