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Day: April 23, 2024
EU PARLIAMENT OPPOSES REMOVING PANAMA, UAE, BARBADOS, AND UGANDA FROM MONEY LAUNDERING BLACKLIST
On 23 April, La Prensa in Panama reported that the EU Parliament rejected by 490 votes in favour, 64 against and 56 abstentions the update of the list proposed by the EU Commission, which also asked to include Namibia and Kenya in this register, so that it cannot enter into force and the Commission will have to make a new proposal.
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OFAC TARGETS WEST AFRICAN HOSTAGE TAKERS – THE JAMA’AT NUSRAT AL-ISLAM WAL-MUSLIMIN TERRORIST GROUP
On 23 April, OFAC advised that it had sanctioned 2 leaders of al-Qaida-aligned terrorist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) for hostage-taking of US persons in West Africa.
https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240423
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2293
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OFAC DESIGNATES IRANIAN CYBER ACTORS TARGETING US COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
On 23 April, OFAC advised that it had sanctioned 2 companies and 4 individuals involved in malicious cyber activity on behalf of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC). These actors targeted more than a dozen US companies and government entities through cyber operations, including spear phishing and malware attacks.
In conjunction with today’s action, the DoJ and FBI are unsealing an indictment against the 4 individuals for their roles in cyber activity targeting US entities.
https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240423
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2292
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US: AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION – RISKS REMAIN FROM EFFORTS TO OBSCURE OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
On 9 April, the Governmental Accountability Office reported that, to register civil aircraft with the FAA, applicants can provide opaque information on beneficial owners resulting in criminal and national security risks through aircraft registry fraud and abuse. Additionally, FAA generally relies on self-certification of registrants’ eligibility and does not verify key information. In March 2020, GAO made 15 recommendations to FAA. As of April 2024, FAA addressed 3 recommendations but needs to take additional actions to implement the remaining 12.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-107495
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EU AMENDS MALI SANCTIONS REGIME
EU Regulation 2024/1205/EU amended existing Regulations to remove certain provisions relating to UN measures, and amends the existing exemption to asset freeze measures for certain humanitarian actors, expanding the scope of the exemption to cover additional actors and replacing the related derogation.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202401205
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202401204
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