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Treasury Department Freezes Assets, Prohibits Transactions for Mexican Drug Mogul Affiliates
August 23, 2013 by Brian Dabbs|Treasury Dept.

The Treasury Department prohibited on Aug. 22 U.S. citizens from conducting financial or commercial transactions with five affiliates of Esparragoza Moreno, considered by the U.S. government to be a leader of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel. The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also froze U.S. assets for Angello de Jesus Solis Aviles, Mario Parra Sanchez, Manuel Arturo Valdez Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Villegas Loera, and Vanessa Valenzuela Valenzuela.

OFAC Authorizes Changes and Additions to SDN List
July 30, 2013 by Brian Dabbs|Treasury Dept.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added individuals and entities to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on July 30. The OFAC also authorized deletions to the SDN list and made the certain changes.

OFAC Updates SDN List for Iran
July 3, 2013 by Mike Feazel|Treasury Dept.

Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control made the following updates to its Specially Designated Nationals List, related to the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012:

OFAC FAQs List Provides Details on June 3 Executive Order
July 2, 2013 by Mike Feazel|Treasury Dept.

The Treasury Department will be issuing regulations in the future to implement certain provisions of the June 3 executive order on implementing the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act, the department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said in a new set of FAQs. It said Department of State also expects to adopt an interpretation of the E.O. similar to OFAC's.