The Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated Zimbabwe’s Attorney General, Johannes Tomana, pursuant to Executive Order 13469, which targets, among others, senior officials of the Government of Zimbabwe and persons who have engaged in actions or policies to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes or institutions. OFAC has also updated its Specially Designated Nationals list to include these designations.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of three newly-designated individuals and seven entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism,” effective December 9, 2010, which include a network of businesses in The Gambia, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, and the British Virgin Islands. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/13/10 news, 10121312, for previous BP summary of these designations.)
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is removing the name of one individual from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224, "Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism. The individual, Azahari BIN HUSIN of Malaysia, was designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224 on September 5, 2003. The removal is effective as of December 14, 2010.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of one individual whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13348, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Importation of Certain Goods from Liberia,” effective December 14, 2010.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing in the Federal Register the names of 20 individuals and 25 entities whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act), effective December 14, 2010. In addition, OFAC is publishing additions to the identifying information associated with three individuals previously designated pursuant to the Kingpin Act. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/15/10 news, 10121509, for BP summary of these designations.)
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of one individual whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13413, “Blocking Property of Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo” and who has been removed from OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List), effective December 14, 2010.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of five individuals and one entity in Colombia whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978, "Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers," effective December 14, 2010.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of three individuals whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13288, “Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe,” as amended by Executive Order 13391, “Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe,” effective December 14, 2010.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated 20 individuals and 25 entities as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. As a result of this action, U.S. persons are prohibited from conducting financial or commercial transactions with these entities and individuals and any assets the designees may have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen. OFAC has also updated its SDN list to include these individuals and entities.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the name of four individuals whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13413, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” effective December 2, 2010.