OFAC TARGETS 2 POLITICALLY CONNECTED BROTHERS IN LEBANON FOR PROFITING FROM PUBLIC CORRUPTION

On 4 April, OFAC designated 2 Lebanese brothers — Raymond Zina Rahme and Teddy Zina Rahme — who used their wealth, power, and influence to engage in corrupt practices that contribute to the breakdown of the rule of law in Lebanon, thereby undermining Lebanon’s democratic processes to the detriment of the Lebanese people.  The two are said to have used companies under their control — located both inside and outside of Lebanon — to win multiple government contracts through a highly opaque public tendering process.

https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20230404

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1384

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KoIvM842y

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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