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Financial Services Perspectives
FinCEN’s Iranian Aviation Alert: What Financial Institutions Need to Know About Iran’s Illicit Procurement Networks
On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting on procurement networks that…
Miller & Chevalier
Trade Compliance Flash: Operation Economic Outcast Update: Aviation Sector Sanctions
Publications khospital Thu, 09/10/2026 - 09:56 Featured On Alert Type International Alert Include Disclaimer On Date 09.10.2026 Description With Operation Economic Outcast against Iran in its third week, the Department…
Simple Justice
After Barbara, Trump Signs More Birthright Citizenship EOs
Stephen Miller is nothing if not tenacious in his hatred of immigrants, his own ancestry notwithstanding. After the Supreme Court ruled against Trump’s birthright citizenship Executive Order, and given the…
Financial Services Perspectives
Brazilian Gang Terrorist Designations: What U.S. Financial Institutions Need to Know About the CV and PCC
By Jonathan "Jack" Harrington, Gabriella E. Alonso
On May 28, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. Department of State designated Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), Brazil's two largest and…
International Trade Law
OFAC Sanctions Cartel-Linked Casinos and Financial Enablers on the Southern Border
By Caroline Brown, Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian, Dmitry Bergoltsev
Key Takeaways The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated six individuals and entities tied to Cartel del Noreste (CDN)—one of Mexico’s most violent drug trafficking organizations—including two CDN-affiliated casinos used for…
FinTalk
OFAC Sanctions Cartel-Linked Casinos and Financial Enablers on the Southern Border
By Dmitry Bergoltsev, Caroline Brown, Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian
Key Takeaways The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated six individuals and entities tied to Cartel del Noreste (CDN)—one of Mexico’s most violent drug trafficking organizations—including two CDN-affiliated casinos used for…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Treasury Suspends “Sham Charity’s” Tax Exempt Status for Supporting Terrorism
On Tuesday, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said that the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is a “sham charity” that provides material support to the Popular Front for the…
SmarTrade
U.S. Re-Designates Ansarallah (aka the Houthis) as a Global Terrorist Group
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Aaron C. Mandelbaum, Samir D. Varma
On January 17, 2024, the Department of State announced that it was re-designating Yemen-based Ansarallah, commonly referred to as the Houthis, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) group. This designation…
International Compliance Blog
US Government Grants More Sanctions Relief for Afghanistan-Related Transactions
By Nicholas Turner, Dave Stetson, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney
On December 22, 2021, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued three general licenses (GLs) to authorize additional activities involving the Taliban and the Haqqani Network…
SmarTrade
OFAC Issues General Licenses Authorizing Humanitarian Activities and Export/Reexport of Certain Materials to Afghanistan
On September 24, 2021, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued two general licenses (GL) intending to alleviate the impact of U.S. sanctions on civilians in Afghanistan. Specifically, OFAC issued…