https://www.freightwaves.com/news/imo-2020-regulation-preparation
Day: December 13, 2019
UK: Islamist fighter’s wife guilty of £34 terror donation
On 12 December, the BBC reported that a Liverpool woman who married an Islamist fighter online has been convicted of funding terrorism. She was convicted of donating £34 to terrorist group The Merciful Hands on 23 May 2018.
FATF EASY GUIDE TO STANDARDS AND METHODOLOGY ON VIRTUAL ASSETS
FATF has released a short briefing pamphlet saying that FATF has taken action to respond to the very real risk that legitimate services offered by virtual asset service providers will be abused by criminals and terrorists to launder money and finance terrorist acts.
http://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/bulletin/FATF-Booklet_VA.pdf
OFAC: TEXAS COMPANY ENTERED INTO MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WITH MAHAN AIR OF IRAN
OFAC: TEXAS COMPANY ENTERED INTO MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WITH MAHAN AIR OF IRAN
On 13 December, OFAC announced that Aero Sky Aircraft Maintenance Inc, a Texas company located in San Antonio, negotiated and entered into a contract and contingent contract with Mahan Air in 2016 in violation of the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations. OFAC said that if the company had not become bankrupt and been dissolved it would have been liable to a penalty.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USTREAS/bulletins/2712613
https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/CivPen/Documents/20191212_aero_sky.pdf
Latvian government seizes control of main ports after US sanctions
On 13 December, KYC 360 reported that the parliament had passed legislation to take control over the Baltic country’s two biggest ports in an effort to keep them open after US sanctions against a Latvian oligarch Aivars Lembergs threatened operations. Ownership of the two ports was previously equally split between the local municipality and the central government.
https://www.swedishclub.com/news/member-alert/us-sanctions-affect-the-port-of-ventspils
OFAC ADDS 3 INDIVIDUALS, 6 RUSSIAN ENTITIES AND 17 MOSTLY-LEBANESE ENTITIES PLUS 1 PLEASURE CRAFT – PLUS 3 NEW FAQ ON COUNTER-TERRORISM SANCTIONS
On 13 December, OFAC issued 3 new counter-terrorism FAQ – numbers 812 to 814, including for the art community and holding an artwork in which a designated person has an interest. It also added a number of new individuals and entities to its terrorism sanctions, as well as a Maltese-flagged pleasure craft linked to one of the designated individuals. Those added to the sanctions list are said to be prominent Lebanon- and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)-based money launderers and their affiliated companies, which acted for Hizbollah and others.
https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20191213.aspx
https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Sanctions/Pages/faq_other.aspx#812
