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OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – October 3, 2023

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Samuel Bankman-Fried v. Continental Casualty Company: Complaint (‘Insurance Coverage’)
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Complaint alleging breach of contract and insurance bad faith in Samuel Bankman-Fried, described as “a defendant in an ongoing, complex criminal trial relating to alleged conduct related to Paper Bird Inc. and its subsidiary FTX Trading Ltd.” v. Continental Casualty Company, described as “Mr. Bankman-Fried’s excess insurer under a directors and officers insurance policy”, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

San Marino: Meta Platforms Inc. (‘Hacking of Instagram Account’)
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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Meta Platforms Inc. – pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from San Marino – for use in a criminal investigation into “an unknown suspect for unauthorized access to a computer system and impersonation offenses”.

Nir Lahav v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Unfair Competition That Damaged Crypto Competitor FTX’)
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Class Action Complaint “against Defendants for injury under unfair competition and violations of Security Exchange Commission laws for attempts to monopolize the cryptocurrency platform market by hurting the competitor trading platforms operated by the FTX Entities” in Nir Lahav v. Binance Holdings Limited, described as a Cayman Islands crypto firm based in China; BAM Trading Services Inc., BAM Management US Holdings Inc., and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

LM BP Holdings LLC: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by NextPoint Financial Inc., as the Foreign Representative of LM BP Holdings LLC, described as “a member of the ‘LoanMe group of companies'”, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

MALT Family Trust et al v. Phoenicia LLC: Complaint (‘Inspection of Books & Records’)
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Complaint “to compel Phoenicia to provide books and records of its business operations” amid “public reports of mismanagement and/or malfeasance” by Phoenicia’s “parent”, 777 Partners LLC, which is attempting to purchase English soccer club Everton F.C., in Timothy James O’Neil-Dunne and MALT Family Trust v. Phoenicia LLC at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Cheer Hope Holdings Ltd. v. Prosperity Minerals Group Ltd.: Liquidation Application (‘HK$85M Debt’)
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Originating Application in Cheer Hope Holdings Limited v. Prosperity Minerals Group Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

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<![CDATA[Switzerland adds to Russia sanctions guidance on iron and steel ban]]> 2023-10-03T13:00:56Z Yesterday, Switzerland added guidance identifying the documents which will be considered sufficient “proof of the country of origin” for iron and steel products and explains in which cases this proof is required (notice, guidance (French)).
Factory test certificates are identified as satisfactory documents, as well as, invoices, delivery notes, quality certificates, long-term supplier declarations, calculation and production documents, customs documents of the exporting country, trade correspondence, product descriptions, and exclusion clauses.
No evidence is required in the case of importing or transporting steel products from the EU or the UK or in the case of re-importing steel products that have already been in free circulation in Switzerland.

The post Switzerland adds to Russia sanctions guidance on iron and steel ban appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[EU adds Russia FAQs on iron and steel ban and updates Russia FAQs on dual-use goods]]> 2023-10-03T12:00:32Z Yesterday, the EU added 11 FAQs on the prohibition on imports of iron and steel products processed in third countries which incorporate iron and steel inputs from Russia.  The new FAQs explain to which iron and steel products the ban applies, whether the ban applies to temporary imports, the relevant dates for when the prohibition enters into application, and the evidence and proof of origin that needs to be provided.
The EU also updated 5 FAQs on dual-use goods, explaining the situations covered by the exemptions and derogations, whether sanctions apply to exports which transit through Russia, and how the EU verifies that exports to third countries are not re-exported to Russia.
The consolidated version of the FAQs was updated to reflect these changes and is available on the EU Guidance section of this site.
The post EU adds Russia FAQs on iron and steel ban and updates Russia FAQs on dual-use goods appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Guidance: Government Social Research Degree Apprenticeship Programme]]> 2023-10-02T15:39:36Z The GSRDAP is in development as a four-year apprenticeship programme which offers a first of its kind opportunity to gain real working experience while studying for an undergraduate degree.

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<![CDATA[National Statistics: GDP deflators at market prices, and money GDP September 2023 (Quarterly National Accounts)]]> 2023-10-02T14:18:03Z This document contains the latest gross domestic product (GDP) deflators. The GDP deflator can be viewed as a measure of general inflation in the domestic economy.

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – October 2, 2023]]> 2023-10-02T14:01:09Z 96

OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – October 2, 2023

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Oksana Kiritchenko v. Citicorp et al: Discovery Application (Bulgaria)
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Application by Oksana Kiritchenko to take discovery from Citicorp North America, Inc., U.S. Bancorp., J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, Pacific Western Bank, LogiX Federal Credit Union, Wells Fargo Bank, and Richard Ploesch for use in legal proceedings in Bulgaria, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

QIC Ltd. v. Deutsche Bank: Discovery Application (Denmark)
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Application by QIC Ltd., described as “a governmental entity wholly owned by the Australian State of Queensland”, to take discovery from Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of the Americas for use in legal proceedings in Denmark “against Danske Bank A/S” by “over 300 claimants” who allegedly suffered investment losses of “around $1 billion” due to “a series of money laundering activities over a nine-year period from 2007 through 2015 by Danske’s Estonian branch, which has been referred to as the largest money laundering scandal in world history”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CFTC v. Or Patreanu et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
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Complaint alleging the defendants, “doing business under multiple brand names including Trade2Get, Coinbull, Cryptonxt, Tradenix, Cryptobravos, Nittrex, Wobit, and Pinance”, perpetrated a crypto-based investment fraud in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Or Patreanu, of Israel; Snir Hananya, of Italy; Artem Prokopenko, of Ukraine; Elijah Samson, of Germany, and Expected Value Plus Ltd., of Seychelles, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

MTACC Ltd.: License Suspension (Malta)
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Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has suspended the financial institution license of MTACC Ltd., which trades as ePayService, for regulatory breaches.

USA v. 12,324.84 USDT et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of “a cryptocurrency fraud scheme operating out of Southeast Asia and China” in USA v. Crypto seized from accounts at Binance crypto exchange in the names of Duean Phikunkaew, a citizen of Thailand; Varat Vitthayanuwat, a citizen of Thailand; Jiang Changsen, a citizen of China, and Wang Xuewen, a citizen of China, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

AiShang You Ltd. et al v. Bimini Guo et al: TRO Motion
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Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in AiShang You Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Dada Business Trading Co. Limited, of Hong Kong; Dongping Liu, Fengzhen Ai, Min Li, Peifeng Yu, Pijun Liu, all of China; Wenwen Yu, of Florida, USA, and Yanqin Chen, of China, derivatively and on behalf of WeTrade Group Inc., of Wyoming, USA v. Biuming Guo, Grace Li, Ning Qin, Yuxing Ye, Hechun Wei, Kean Tat Che, and Annie Huang, all of China, as Defendants, and Globex Transfer LLC, of Florida, USA, as Nominal Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

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AiShang You Ltd. et al v. Biuming Guo et al: Complaint
Chryskylodon LLC v. Markus Schneider et al: $475K Judgment (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Eric O’Neill et al v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Wrongful Conduct’)
Labuan FSA: Business Restrictions (August 25, 2023)
USA v. Samvel Grigoryan et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Unlicensed Crypto Money Transmitter coinexchange.am’)
Kore Fund Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
181 Harbour Mezz LLC v. Kore Fund Ltd.: Notice of Removal (‘Vulture Fund’)
Labuan FSA: Enforcement Actions (December 2015 to September 2023)
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)
New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Plaintiff’s ‘Facts To Be Proven At Trial’ (‘Accounting Fraud’)
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<![CDATA[Policy paper: Payment service contract termination rule changes: implementation, timings, and next steps]]> 2023-10-02T13:25:08Z A policy statement updating on the government’s plans to reform rules relating to payment service contract terminations.

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<![CDATA[News story: End to Civil Service expansion and review of equality and diversity spending announced in productivity drive]]> 2023-10-02T13:24:55Z The Chancellor has today, 2 October 2023, announced an immediate cap on civil servant headcount across Whitehall to stop any further expansion, increase efficiencies and boost productivity.

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<![CDATA[News story: Tougher rules to stamp out debanking]]> 2023-10-02T13:24:37Z Changes to the rules which determine whether a bank can operate – known as Threshold Conditions – will ensure banks are upholding their current legal duties to protect freedom of speech.

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<![CDATA[News story: Chancellor announces major increase to National Living Wage]]> 2023-10-02T13:24:23Z The National Living Wage will rise to two-thirds of average earnings, the Chancellor announced today (Monday 2 October).

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<![CDATA[OFSI issues Correspondent Banking Payments General Licence]]> 2023-10-02T12:00:25Z OFSI have issued General licence – INT/2023/3566356 (notice), which provides certainty that a credit or financial institution may return a payment to another credit or financial institution, which has at some point in the chain of payments, been processed by a designated credit or financial institution acting as an original, correspondent or intermediary institution, where:

  • Neither the recipient credit / financial institution nor the credit / financial institution which sent the payment are DPs; and
  • Neither the original account holder nor the original intended recipient are DPs.

OFSI’s notice says that in the future “it is the Government’s intention to legislate to prohibit in all cases UK credit and financial institutions from processing payments that are transferred via a designated bank at any point in the banking chain.”
The post OFSI issues Correspondent Banking Payments General Licence appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[UK adds divestment licensing grounds to Russia guidance]]> 2023-10-02T10:00:00Z The UK has updated its Russia guidance to add additional licencing grounds for the purpose of divestment from Russia.
A licence may be granted for the activities below if the activity is necessary for the purposes of divestment from Russia:

  • making available or transfer of oil refining goods and technology, energy-related goods, luxury goods, jet fuel, G7 dependency goods, and Russia’s vulnerable goods for use in Russia, or to a person connected with Russia; and
  • the provision of technical assistance, brokering services, financial services or funds related to the above.

The post UK adds divestment licensing grounds to Russia guidance appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[BIS guidance on Russia high-priority items]]> 2023-10-02T09:00:03Z BIS has published new best practice guidance for industry to help prevent items that are considered the most significant to Russian weaponry requirements from being diverted for use in the Ukraine war, recommending that exporters and re-exporters of these highest priority items seek written assurances of compliance from their customers to help prevent diversion (notice).
The guidance is on the US Guidance section of this site.
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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Weekly Digest – September 30, 2023]]> 2023-09-30T14:01:26Z 96

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Joshua Kalkbrenner v. Blue Trust Loans et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Indian Tribe Predatory Loans’)
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Class Action Complaint in Joshua Kalkbrenner v. Hummingbird Funds LLC, d.b.a. Blue Trust Loans; David Johnson, Kirk Michael Chewning, Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP, of the U.S. Virgin Islands; Dimension Credit (Cayman), L.P., of the Cayman Islands; Strategic Link Consulting, LP, Esoteric Ventures, LLC, InfoTel International Ltd., M. Mark High, Ltd., of Belize; Kim Anderson, Jay Clark, and LaCourte Oreilles Financial Services II, LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Khaled Elsisi et al v. CFT Solutions LLC et al: Complaint (‘$1.4M Forex Fraud’)
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Complaint alleging “a scheme that defrauded Plaintiffs out of a total of over $1.4 Million” in Khaled Elsisi, Najy Kanan, Ahmed Khder, Asher Bomani Lewis, Ricardo Marquez, Christine Linda Masters, of Australia; Luis Pinos, Gabriela Janeta Roman, Barry Rosner, Ahmed Sharafeldin, Stuart Wayne Springfield, Christopher Emanuel Szabo, Linwood Walker, and Robert Yeng v. CFT Solutions, LLC, Renan de Rocha Gomes Bastos, Yvenson Israel, Arthur Percy, Chuck Marshall, Divine-Seven EL, Michael Jex and Elido Santana at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Eric O’Neill et al v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Wrongful Conduct’)
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Stockholder Derivative Complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, and unjust enrichment in Eric O’Neill and Patrick O’Neill, derivatively and on behalf of nominal defendant Coinbase Global Inc. v. Frederick Ernest Ehrsam II, Tobias Lütke, Fred Wilson, Brian Armstrong, Marc L. Andreesen, Kathryn Haun, Kelly A. Kramer, Gokul Rajaram, Alesia J. Haas, and Jennifer N. Jones, as Defendants, and Coinbase Global Inc., as Nominal Defendant, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Labuan FSA: Enforcement Actions (December 2015 to September 2023)
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Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding “enforcement actions” it has taken against “Labuan Licensed Entities from December 2015 to September 2023”.

VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Alexander Lawson and Christopher Kennedy, of Alvarez & Marsal, as the Foreign Representatives of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

AiShang You Ltd. et al v. Biuming Guo et al: Complaint
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Complaint in AiShang You Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Dada Business Trading Co. Limited, of Hong Kong; Dongping Liu, Fengzhen Ai, Min Li, Peifeng Yu, Pijun Liu, all of China; Wenwen Yu, of Florida, USA, and Yanqin Chen, of China, derivatively and on behalf of WeTrade Group Inc., of Wyoming, USA v. Biuming Guo, Grace Li, Ning Qin, Yuxing Ye, Hechun Wei, Kean Tat Che, and Annie Huang, all of China, as Defendants, and Globex Transfer LLC, of Florida, USA, as Nominal Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

Chryskylodon LLC v. Markus Schneider et al: $475K Judgment (‘Crypto Fraud’)
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Judgment for $475,282 regarding an alleged crypto mining-based investment fraud in Chryskylodon LLC, of Wyoming v. Markus Schneider, Arastra AG, of Switzerland; PetaWatt Holdings Inc., of Wyoming, USA, and Swiss Picturebank (Group) AG, of Switzerland, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Kore Fund Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for Kore Fund Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry.

181 Harbour Mezz LLC v. Kore Fund Ltd.: Notice of Removal (‘Vulture Fund’)
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Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint alleging “an attempt by a vulture fund, Mezz Lender, to fabricate an event of default and seize Mezz Borrower’s very valuable equity”, in 181 Harbor Mezz LLC v. Kore Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Plaintiff’s ‘Facts To Be Proven At Trial’ (‘Accounting Fraud’)
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Plaintiff’s ‘Facts To Be Proven At Trial’ in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Decision & Order on Motions (‘Accounting Fraud’)
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Decision and order on motions, including granting, in part, plaintiff’s motions for summary judgment and sanctions against defendants’ attorneys, in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Jason Blain: Chapter 15 Petition (Scotland)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Scotland by James B. Stephen, of BDO, in Glasgow, Scotland, as the Foreign Representative of Jason Hector Blain, a former executive with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.

USA v. 303,992.547 USDT et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of fraud that were seized from accounts at Cayman Islands-domiciled crypto exchange Binance in USA v. 303,992.547 USDT, 100.896 BNB, and 108,551.008 USDT at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

USA v. 0.40401694 Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of fraud that were seized from accounts at Cayman Islands-domiciled Binance Holdings Ltd. in the names of Martins Eromosele Iyere, Olawumi Stephen Adewale, and Moses Olumide Sokale in USA v. 0.40401694 Bitcoin, 59,911.36 Tether, 9,128.847 Tether, 1,346.37 Decentraland, 1,039.6163 Curvedao, 14,690.894 Zillqa, 5.5550225 Avalanche, and 14,534,916 Shiba Inu at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Lorne Tritt et al v. 3Commas Technologies OÜ: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Data Breach’)
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Class Action Complaint “by Plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and the thousands of similarly situated persons whose cryptocurrency account trading credentials were acquired and/or accessed by unauthorized persons in a data breach (or data breaches) that 3Commas admitted on December 28, 2022” in Lorne Tritt, Bruce Johnson, and Joseph Fishman v. 3Commas Technologies OÜ, described as an Estonia company that “claims to be the largest crypto trading bot platform”, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

LITASCO SA v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC et al: Discovery Application (England)
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Application by LITASCO S.A. to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, Citibank N.A.; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas; Standard Chartered Bank; HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, United Bank for Africa, America, Société Générale North America, SG Americas Securities Holdings, LLC, and BNP Paribas USA, Inc. for legal proceedings in England “against Der Mond Oil and Gas Africa SA and Locafrique Holding SA”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

ProInvest Equity AG: Public Warning (Switzerland)
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Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that ProInvest Equity AG is “suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

SEC v. Vista Financial Advisors LLC et al: Complaint (‘Ownership Disclosure Misrepresentation’)
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Complaint alleging misrepresentation of ownership involving, inter alia, “a Swedish trust” in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vista Financial Advisors LLC and Ruben Cedrick Williams at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Maxwell Roux et al v. Krishna Okhandiar et al: Complaint (‘NFT Cult-Leader’s $600K Fraud’)
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Complaint in Maxwell Roux, John Duff III, Henry Smith, of New Zealand, and Bruno Nispel v. Krishna Okhandiar, a.k.a. Rohit Okhandiar, Charlotte Fang, Charlie Fang, Wonyoung Jang, Miya, Xinma33, MissJo, and Sonya; Remilia Corporation LLC, and Remilia Industries LLC at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Panama: JPMorgan Chase (‘$938K Fraud’)
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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from JPMorgan Chase – pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Panama – for a criminal investigation into “unknown subjects for fraud, data interception, and aggravated fraud against information systems”.

Panama: Imtiaz Ismail Dasoo Dasoo (‘Fraud’)
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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Allianz Global Assistance – pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Panama – for a criminal investigation into Imtiaz Ismail Dasoo Dasoo for suspected fraud.

Xcoal Energy & Resources v. Acciaierie d’Italia SpA: Complaint (‘Maritime Attachment & Garnishment’)
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Xcoal Energy & Resources v. Acciaierie d’Italia SpA, of Italy, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

USA v. Virtual Currency: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$170K Crypto Customer Service Fraud’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of a $170,000 crypto scam against an “84-year-old victim” in USA v. Virtual Currency Seized from Binance User ID 178147165, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Refinería de Cartagena S.A.S. v. McDermott International Ltd.: Discovery Application (England & Netherlands)
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Application by Refinería de Cartagena S.A.S., of Colombia, to take discovery from McDermott International Ltd., described as “a global engineering and construction company”, for use “in restructuring proceedings recently commenced in the Netherlands and England by two of
McDermott’s principal subsidiaries”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

HoloSurgical Technology Polska Sp. z.o.o.: Chapter 15 Petition (Poland)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Poland by Chris Thunander, as the Foreign Representative of HoloSurgical Technology Polska Sp. z.o.o., which “was founded to develop surgical navigation applications for spinal surgery that included AR and AI technologies”, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

USA v. Samvel Grigoryan et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Unlicensed Crypto Money Transmitter coinexchange.am’)
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Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business based on crypto in USA v. Samvel Grigoryan and Hayk Martirosyan, both citizens of Armenia, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Kirill Medvedev v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Account Freeze’)
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Complaint alleging conversion and unjust enrichment regarding the freezing of an account due to a criminal investigation in Spain concerning “a failed Initial Coin Offering launched by Nimbus Platform” in Kirill Medvedev, of Miami, Florida, USA v. Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands, and BAM Trading Services Inc., described as a Delaware company based in Miami, Florida, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

507 Summit LLC et al v. Alex Nanyan Zheng: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)
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Application by 507 Summit LLC, Oasis Focus Fund LP, and Quadre Investments, L.P. to take discovery from Alex Nanyan Zheng for use in an “appraisal proceeding” in the Cayman Islands “in relation to the leveraged take-private merger of 51job, Inc.”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Zheng Jin et al v. Seattle Family Regional Center: Discovery Application (China)
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Application by Zheng Jin and Suhao Zhang to take discovery from Seattle Family Regional Center for use in legal proceedings in China “against Shanghai Entry Exit Service Center Co., Ltd.” regarding “an immigration agency’s breach of contract with the Applicants in connection with the placement of a real estate investment intended to provide benefits under the EB-5 Immigration Investment Visa Program”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Labuan FSA: Business Restrictions (August 25, 2023)
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Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding business restrictions on 21 “Labuan Licensed Entities”.

The Oxbridge Group Ltd. v. 777 Partners LLC: Complaint (‘$94K Breach of Contract’)
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Complaint alleging the defendant “has brazenly refused to pay the outstanding balance of $94,000” under a contract to “provide certain talent placement services in exchange for certain fees” in The Oxbridge Group Ltd. v. 777 Partners LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Joel Meyer et al v. Steven Lacaj: Default Certificate (‘Securities Fraud’)
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Clerk’s Certificate of Default in Joel Meyer, Barnard Bruce, Gary Casemore, Jason Eisenbeis, David Falk, James Palko, James Raymond Smith II, Miguel Tavarez, and William Townley v. Steven Lacaj at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc. v. 777 Partners LLC: Complaint (‘$324K Credit Card Debt’)
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Complaint in American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc. v. 777 Partners LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

MALT Family Trust et al v. 777 Partners LLC et al: Amended Complaint (‘Membership Interests Fraud’)
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Amended Complaint alleging “scheme by the Individual Defendants to defraud the Plaintiffs and to use corporate entities they control to deprive the Plaintiffs of the proper value of their membership interests in Phoenicia” in MALT Family Trust and Timothy James O’Neil-Dunne v. 777 Partners LLC, Phoenicia LLC, Steven W. Pasko, Joshua Wander, and Adam Weiss at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Katey Huntley et al v. 777 Partners LLC et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Usurious Consumer Loans’)
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Class Action Complaint alleging the defendants “have all engaged in a criminal conspiracy wherein they have acted in concert with one another to issue unlawful and usurious short-term unsecured consumer loans at interest rates in excess of their legal limit, and systematically withdraw payments from consumers’ bank accounts without permission to do so” in Katey Huntley and Gary Jackson v. Rosebud Economic Development Corporation, Rosebud Lending LZO, d.b.a. ZocaLoans; FinTech Financial LLC, Tactical Marketing Partners LLC, and 777 Partners LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

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FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Michael Burgess et al: Complaint (‘$157M Transfers’)
USA v. 5,012,294.90 in TetherUS et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Investment Fraud Crypto Laundering’)
Shop Your Own Mortgage et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)
SEC v. Aras Investment Business Group S.A.P.I. de C.V. et al: Complaint (‘$6M Fraud’)
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC et al v. Russell Oasis: Complaint (‘$12.8M Transfers’)
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USA v. $187K: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Laundering’)
USA v. $161K: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto & Other Fraud’)
Bellrose Marketing Ltd. v. H2O Cruises LLC et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Inducement’)
U.S.-Russian fund manager Peter Kambolin charged with fraud involving crypto & FX funds
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<![CDATA[Guidance: General Licence Correspondent Banking Payments INT/2023/3566356]]> 2023-09-29T15:59:13Z Details for OFSI Correspondent Banking Payments licence

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<![CDATA[OFAC designates Sudanese actors for undermining peace]]> 2023-09-29T15:00:11Z Yesterday, OFAC designated 1 individual and 2 entities for undermining Sudan’s efforts to establish civilian, democratic governance (press release, notice):

  • Ali Karti, was the Minister of Foreign Affairs under the ousted Government of Omar al-Bashir, who is allegedly obstructing efforts to reach a ceasefire to end the current war between the SAF and RSF and opposing Sudanese civilians’ efforts to restore Sudan’s democratic transition;
  • GSK Advance Company Ltd, a Sudan-based company, which has allegedly been used as a procurement channel for the RSF; and
  • Aviatrade LLC, a Russia-based military supply company, which has allegedly arranged the procurement of parts and supplies, as well as training, for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) previously purchased by the RSF.

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Joshua Kalkbrenner v. Blue Trust Loans et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Indian Tribe Predatory Loans’)
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Class Action Complaint in Joshua Kalkbrenner v. Hummingbird Funds LLC, d.b.a. Blue Trust Loans; David Johnson, Kirk Michael Chewning, Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP, of the U.S. Virgin Islands; Dimension Credit (Cayman), L.P., of the Cayman Islands; Strategic Link Consulting, LP, Esoteric Ventures, LLC, InfoTel International Ltd., M. Mark High, Ltd., of Belize; Kim Anderson, Jay Clark, and LaCourte Oreilles Financial Services II, LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Eric O’Neill et al v. Coinbase Global Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Wrongful Conduct’)
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Stockholder Derivative Complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, and unjust enrichment in Eric O’Neill and Patrick O’Neill, derivatively and on behalf of nominal defendant Coinbase Global Inc. v. Frederick Ernest Ehrsam II, Tobias Lütke, Fred Wilson, Brian Armstrong, Marc L. Andreesen, Kathryn Haun, Kelly A. Kramer, Gokul Rajaram, Alesia J. Haas, and Jennifer N. Jones, as Defendants, and Coinbase Global Inc., as Nominal Defendant, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Khaled Elsisi et al v. CFT Solutions LLC et al: Complaint (‘$1.4M Forex Fraud’)
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Complaint alleging “a scheme that defrauded Plaintiffs out of a total of over $1.4 Million” in Khaled Elsisi, Najy Kanan, Ahmed Khder, Asher Bomani Lewis, Ricardo Marquez, Christine Linda Masters, of Australia; Luis Pinos, Gabriela Janeta Roman, Barry Rosner, Ahmed Sharafeldin, Stuart Wayne Springfield, Christopher Emanuel Szabo, Linwood Walker, and Robert Yeng v. CFT Solutions, LLC, Renan de Rocha Gomes Bastos, Yvenson Israel, Arthur Percy, Chuck Marshall, Divine-Seven EL, Michael Jex and Elido Santana at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

AiShang You Ltd. et al v. Biuming Guo et al: Complaint
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Complaint in AiShang You Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Dada Business Trading Co. Limited, of Hong Kong; Dongping Liu, Fengzhen Ai, Min Li, Peifeng Yu, Pijun Liu, all of China; Wenwen Yu, of Florida, USA, and Yanqin Chen, of China, derivatively and on behalf of WeTrade Group Inc., of Wyoming, USA v. Biuming Guo, Grace Li, Ning Qin, Yuxing Ye, Hechun Wei, Kean Tat Che, and Annie Huang, all of China, as Defendants, and Globex Transfer LLC, of Florida, USA, as Nominal Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

Chryskylodon LLC v. Markus Schneider et al: $475K Judgment (‘Crypto Fraud’)
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Judgment for $475,282 regarding an alleged crypto mining-based investment fraud in Chryskylodon LLC, of Wyoming v. Markus Schneider, Arastra AG, of Switzerland; PetaWatt Holdings Inc., of Wyoming, USA, and Swiss Picturebank (Group) AG, of Switzerland, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

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Labuan FSA: Business Restrictions (August 25, 2023)
USA v. Samvel Grigoryan et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Unlicensed Crypto Money Transmitter coinexchange.am’)
Kore Fund Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
181 Harbour Mezz LLC v. Kore Fund Ltd.: Notice of Removal (‘Vulture Fund’)
Labuan FSA: Enforcement Actions (December 2015 to September 2023)
VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)
New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Plaintiff’s ‘Facts To Be Proven At Trial’ (‘Accounting Fraud’)
New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Decision & Order on Motions (‘Accounting Fraud’)
Jason Blain: Chapter 15 Petition (Scotland)
Joel Meyer et al v. Steven Lacaj: Default Certificate (‘Securities Fraud’)
Lorne Tritt et al v. 3Commas Technologies OÜ: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Data Breach’)
USA v. 303,992.547 USDT et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)
LITASCO SA v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC et al: Discovery Application (England)
HoloSurgical Technology Polska Sp. z.o.o.: Chapter 15 Petition (Poland)
Refinería de Cartagena S.A.S. v. McDermott International Ltd.: Discovery Application (England & Netherlands)

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<![CDATA[UK designates Russian officials involved in Ukraine sham elections]]> 2023-09-29T14:00:12Z  Today, the UK designated 1 entity and 10 individuals “in response to Russia’s attempts to use sham elections to legitimise its illegal control of Crimea, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk” (press release, notice):

  • Oleg Georgevich, Igor Olegovich Babkin, Andrei Anatolievich Aleksyenko, Viktor Andriyovych Emelyanenko, Vladimir Vladimirovich Yezhikov, officials in the Russian-installed governments in Crimea, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk (respectively);
  • Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia, a government agency which arranged the elections and last year’s referendums in controlled parts of Ukraine, and CEC officials, Natalya Budarina and, Alexander Gennadievich Sidyakin;
  • Marina Yuryevna and Galina Anatolyevna Katyushenko, regional election commission officials; and
  • Alexander Vyacheslavovich Kurenkov, Russian Minister for Emergencies and a Lieutenant General of the Russian Armed Forces.

 

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<![CDATA[EU Russia broadcast ban to be extended]]> 2023-09-29T13:00:06Z From 1 October 2023, Article 2f of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 shall apply to the added entities in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2023/1214, which prohibits operators to broadcast or to enable, facilitate or otherwise contribute to broadcast, any content by the entities listed below, including through internet service providers.  Any broadcasting licence and distribution arrangement with these entities shall also be suspended (Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2081).
The entities are: RT Balkan; Oriental Review; Tsargrad; New Eastern Outlook; Katehon.
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<![CDATA[Press release: UK announces new sanctions in response to Russian sham elections in Ukraine]]> 2023-09-29T10:28:00Z Latest sanctions package holds those who would undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty to account.

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<![CDATA[UK amends sanctions listings (Russia and counter-terrorism)]]> 2023-09-29T08:30:45Z The FCDO has updated:

  • the personal details for Alexey Kozlov’s listing on the Russia sanctions list (notice); and
  • the personal details for the listings of 3 individuals on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list (notice).

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<![CDATA[152/2023 : 29 September 2023 – Information]]> 2023-09-29T08:08:10Z Information

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<![CDATA[Russia bans entry to 23 British individuals]]> 2023-09-28T16:00:02Z Yesterday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs added 23 British individuals to its “stop list”, banning their entry into Russia (press release).  The full list of names was not published, but the individuals are members of the UK’s military, political, media, and academic communities, and certain individuals were named, including:

  • Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, whom Moscow says was ‘supervising’ the training of Ukrainian troops in Britain;
  • Madeleine Alessandri, chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee, whom Moscow says is being ‘involved in formulating London’s strategy in Ukraine’; and
  • Cressida Hogg, chair of British defence contractor BAE Systems, which established a centre in Ukraine this month to support the country’s armed forces.

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<![CDATA[OFAC transnational procurement network for Iran’s UAV programme]]> 2023-09-28T15:00:03Z Yesterday, OFAC designated 5 entities and 2 individuals involved in the procurement of sensitive parts for Iran’s one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme (notice, press release).
According to OFAC, Iran has been supplying Russia with Shahed-136 UAVs to support its invasion of Ukraine.
The designated individuals and entities are:

  • Iran-based Pishgam Electronic Safeh Company, and its CEO Hamid Reza Janghorbani, which has procured thousands of servomotors with one-way attack UAV applications;
  • Hong Kong-based Hongkong Himark Electron Model Limited, and its PRC-based official, Fan Yang, which has sold servomotors worth more than $1 million;
  • Türkiye-based Dal Enerji Madencilik Turizm Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi and Anka Port Ic Ve Dis Ticaret INSAAT Lojistik Sanayi Limited Sirketi, which have facilitated financial transactions in support of Iran’s servomotor procurement; and
  • UAE-based Farhad Ghaedi Goods Wholesalers LLC, which has facilitated shipment of servomotors through Dubai.

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<![CDATA[Sudan Designations]]> 2023-09-28T14:30:00Z OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 28, 2023]]> 2023-09-28T14:01:57Z 96

OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 28, 2023

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Kore Fund Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for Kore Fund Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry.

Labuan FSA: Enforcement Actions (December 2015 to September 2023)
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Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding “enforcement actions” it has taken against “Labuan Licensed Entities from December 2015 to September 2023”.

VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II: Chapter 15 Petition (Cayman Islands)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Alexander Lawson and Christopher Kennedy, of Alvarez & Marsal, as the Foreign Representatives of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

181 Harbour Mezz LLC v. Kore Fund Ltd.: Notice of Removal (‘Vulture Fund’)
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Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint alleging “an attempt by a vulture fund, Mezz Lender, to fabricate an event of default and seize Mezz Borrower’s very valuable equity”, in 181 Harbor Mezz LLC v. Kore Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Samvel Grigoryan et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Unlicensed Crypto Money Transmitter coinexchange.am’)
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Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business based on crypto in USA v. Samvel Grigoryan and Hayk Martirosyan, both citizens of Armenia, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Labuan FSA: Business Restrictions (August 25, 2023)
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Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding business restrictions on 21 “Labuan Licensed Entities”.

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<![CDATA[FATF report on Luxembourg AML/CFT and sanctions measures]]> 2023-09-28T14:00:34Z Yesterday, FATF published a report on Luxembourg’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework and the use of targeted financial sanctions (TFS) to implement this framework (full report, executive summary).
The report found that between 2017 and 2020, Luxembourg transposed UN and EU designations usually within one business day, but its overall framework for terrorist financing (TF) and proliferation financing (PF) TFS had some significant deficiencies, including gaps in the scope of freezing obligations, and lack of obligations to freeze without delay and without prior notification.
With changes to the framework in 2020 and 2022, the FATF noted that Luxembourg has instituted a mechanism for automatic transposition of UN and EU designations and addressed these deficiencies, however some of these more recent changes have not been fully implemented in a manner that demonstrates their effectiveness.  For example, as of the conclusion of the FATF onsite visit, the Luxembourgish Ministry of Finance website did not provide clear guidance to Luxembourg persons and entities that they have an obligation to freeze assets under their control without delay and without prior notification.

The post FATF report on Luxembourg AML/CFT and sanctions measures appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[New financial sanctions list goes live in Poland]]> 2023-09-28T13:37:50Z Poland is an EU member state that follows a dual sanctions regime. This member state enforces EU sanctions, in addition to enforcing national sanctions that go beyond them. 

Businesses holding the status of an “obliged entity” under Polish AML legislation must take into account a new list of financial sanctions released on 26 September 2023.

  1. Universally applicable sanctions

With respect to sanctions that must be complied with by all persons subject to the Polish jurisdiction, two regimes apply:

  • EU sanctions, directly applicable in Poland as part of EU law
  • Polish national sanctions, in particular a local list of designated parties subject to asset freezes, prohibition to provide funds and economic resources, and/or other measures

As of 28 September 2023, the Polish list of designated parties consists of 424 individuals and 63 entities. Entities owned or controlled by the designated parties are also subject to measures. Designation decisions are made by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration (MSWiA).

  1. Sanctions applicable to “obliged entities” under AML rules

Polish legislation related to combatting money laundering and terrorist financing imposes the requirement for “obliged entities” to apply restrictive measures to persons designated on the list maintained by the General Inspector of Financial Information (GIIF), i.e., Poland’s financial investigation authority. Also, in this respect, these sanctions are based on two regimes:

  • The implementation of resolutions adopted by the United Nations Security Council – currently, the respective sanctions lists implement resolutions: 1267(1999), 1989(2011), 2253(2015) and 1988(2011), i.e., those related to ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and the Taliban.
  • Independent designations made by GIIF

GIIF had not independently designated any person until 26 September 2023, when the first two designations appeared. According to an explanation issued by GIIF, the designations were made at the request of the Embassy of the United States based on the UN Security Council Resolution 1373.

“Obliged entities” have been broadly defined in Polish AML legislation, and include, among others: banks, investment firms, stock exchanges, investment funds, insurers, insurance brokers, virtual currency operators, notaries, lawyers, tax advisors, accountants, corporate service providers, real estate brokers, businesses involved in certain non-wire cash transactions, and art dealers.

  1. Key takeaways

Given the complexity of Polish sanctions legislation, we recommend internal verification whether the sanctions databases currently used take into account the local Polish sanctions whenever Poland is involved.

Potential loopholes may relate to sanctions databases that do not include these specific Polish sanctions lists or database settings resulting in Polish national sanctions not being flagged.

We also note that Poland is a strong business services center for key global players. Transactions processed in Poland may fall under the local sanctions jurisdiction even if no other nexus to Poland exists.
The post New financial sanctions list goes live in Poland appeared first on Sanctions & Export Controls Update.

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<![CDATA[US Liberia visa restriction policy]]> 2023-09-28T13:00:15Z Yesterday, the US Department of State announced a Liberia visa restriction policy whereby the US will pursue visa restrictions for those believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Liberia (press release).  Liberia’s general election is scheduled for 10 October 2023.
A similar policy was established for Sierra Leone prior to their presidential election in June 2023 (previous post).
The post US Liberia visa restriction policy appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[EU and UK Russia-connected iron and steel ban coming into force]]> 2023-09-28T09:30:21Z On 30 September 2023, the Russia-connected iron and steel bans announced by the EU and the UK will come into force (previous post, previous post), prohibiting the import of iron and steel products from third countries which originate from Russia or are processed from Russian iron and steel.  And, companies are required to provide evidence that this is not the case.
The Confederation of British Metalforming is urging companies to urgently explore the legislation, which the Confederation has suggested might be applied with varying degrees of stringency across the EU (Germany suggesting it will take a pragmatic approach whilst Belgium and France have indicated they will take a more stringent approach to the evidence required).
The UK Department for Business & Trade and Department for International Trade published guidance on the measures earlier this month (previous post), providing examples of what would/would not be prohibited, for instance:

  • steel billets (HS 7207) of Russian origin are exported from Russia and enter Country X. Here, they are transformed into steel rods (HS 7215), such that they are now of Country X origin. These enter Country Y, where they undergo processing into steel wire (HS 7223), before being imported into the UK. This would be prohibited.

The post EU and UK Russia-connected iron and steel ban coming into force appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Non-EU countries align with EU sanctions]]> 2023-09-28T08:30:19Z In line with the EU’s action earlier this month (previous post), Switzerland has delisted Grigory Berezkin, Farkhad Akhmedov, Alexander Shulgin, and Georgy Shuvaev from its sanctions list (notice).
The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have aligned themselves with the EU’s designation of 6 Russian individuals allegedly responsible for the investigation of and court proceedings against journalist, Vladyslav Yesypenko and Crimean Tatar, Nariman Dzhelyalov (notice, previous post).
The post Non-EU countries align with EU sanctions appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Official Statistics: Scottish VAT Assignment – Experimental Statistics]]> 2023-09-28T08:30:05Z This page presents the annual historic estimates for the Scottish share of UK VAT for the purposes of the Scottish Government budget (Scottish VAT Assignment).

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<![CDATA[151/2023 : 28 September 2023 – Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-470/21]]> 2023-09-28T08:05:21Z La Quadrature du Net and Others

Approximation of laws

Advocate General Szpunar: the retention of, and access to, civil identity data linked to the IP address used should be allowed in cases where those data are the only means of investigation that make it possible to identify the perpetrators of copyright infringements committed exclusively on the internet

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<![CDATA[150/2023 : 28 September 2023 – Judgments of the Court of Justice in Cases C-320/21 P, C-321/21 P]]> 2023-09-28T07:52:25Z Ryanair v Commission

State aid

State aid to SAS during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Court of Justice definitively dismisses Ryanair’s actions concerning the loan guarantees put in place by Sweden and Denmark in April 2020

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<![CDATA[149/2023 : 28 September 2023 – Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-692/20]]> 2023-09-28T07:41:18Z Commission v United Kingdom

Taxation

The Court of Justice orders the United Kingdom to pay a lump sum penalty of € 32 million for having failed to prohibit the use of marked fuel in private pleasure boats within the time limit prescribed by the Commission

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<![CDATA[Call for evidence outcome: Aligning the ring-fencing and resolution regimes: Call for Evidence]]> 2023-09-28T06:30:01Z This Call for Evidence seeks views on the practicalities of aligning the ring-fencing and resolution regimes for banks and long-term options for reform.

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<![CDATA[Policy paper: UK Government Green Financing]]> 2023-09-28T06:30:01Z The Green Gilt and NS&I’s Green Savings Bonds help finance the transition to a green economy, tackling environmental challenges and creating green jobs across the UK.

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<![CDATA[US DHS designates Xinjiang companies]]> 2023-09-27T16:10:09Z The US Department of Homeland Security today added 3 Xinjiang-based entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List for their “participation in business practices that target members of persecuted groups, including Uyghur minorities in the PRC” (press release):

  • Xinjiang Zhongtai Group Co Ltd, producer of textile, chemical, and building materials;
  • Xinjiang Tianshan Wool Textile Co Ltd, manufacturer of cashmere, wool and velvet garments; and
  • Xinjiang Tianmian Foundation Textile Co, producer of yarn and textile products.

The post US DHS designates Xinjiang companies appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[E5 issues joint guidance on countering Russia evasion of export controls]]> 2023-09-27T15:10:00Z In June 2023, the Five Eyes countries agreed to formally coordinate on export control enforcement, and the “Export Enforcement Five” (“E5”) partnership between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US was established (previous post).
Yesterday, the E5 issued joint guidance to industry and academia on high priority items critical to Russia weapons systems (press release, guidance):

  • identifying patterns associated with importers in non-GECC countries, namely the increase in exports after 24 February 2022;
  • urging specified actions when opening accounts for customers located in non-GECC countries, including evaluating the customer’s date of incorporation, use of the item, and physical location;
  • providing a list of red flag indicators; and
  • providing a list of screening tool resources (sanctions and export control lists).

The post E5 issues joint guidance on countering Russia evasion of export controls appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Iran-related Designations; Non-Proliferation Designations; Counter Terrorism Designation Update]]> 2023-09-27T14:30:00Z OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action

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<![CDATA[EU court order on Mazepin sanctions interim relief]]> 2023-09-27T14:10:20Z On 1 March 2023, the EU General Court held that sanctions against Nikita Mazepin should be suspended, until final judgment, to the extent necessary to enable him to negotiate his recruitment as an F1 or other motorsports driver and to participate as an F1 or other motorsports driver, including racing, training, testing, undertaking medical checks, and opening a bank account to receive a salary from his race team (previous post, T-743/22).  The judgment is available on the EU Judgments section of this site.
On 19 September 2023, the President of the General Court made an order, requiring the EU Council to publish a notice in the Official Journal indicating that the re-listing of Mr Mazepin is subject to this suspension (notice).
The post EU court order on Mazepin sanctions interim relief appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 27, 2023]]> 2023-09-27T14:00:31Z 96

OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 27, 2023

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Plaintiff’s ‘Facts To Be Proven At Trial’ (‘Accounting Fraud’)
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Plaintiff’s ‘Facts To Be Proven At Trial’ in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

USA v. 0.40401694 Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of fraud that were seized from accounts at Cayman Islands-domiciled Binance Holdings Ltd. in the names of Martins Eromosele Iyere, Olawumi Stephen Adewale, and Moses Olumide Sokale in USA v. 0.40401694 Bitcoin, 59,911.36 Tether, 9,128.847 Tether, 1,346.37 Decentraland, 1,039.6163 Curvedao, 14,690.894 Zillqa, 5.5550225 Avalanche, and 14,534,916 Shiba Inu at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Decision & Order on Motions (‘Accounting Fraud’)
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Decision and order on motions, including granting, in part, plaintiff’s motions for summary judgment and sanctions against defendant’s attorneys, in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

USA v. 303,992.547 USDT et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of fraud that were seized from accounts at Cayman Islands-domiciled crypto exchange Binance in USA v. 303,992.547 USDT, 100.896 BNB, and 108,551.008 USDT at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Jason Blain: Chapter 15 Petition (Scotland)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Scotland by James B. Stephen, of BDO, in Glasgow, Scotland, as the Foreign Representative of Jason Hector Blain, a former executive with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Lorne Tritt et al v. 3Commas Technologies OÜ: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Data Breach’)
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Class Action Complaint “by Plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and the thousands of similarly situated persons whose cryptocurrency account trading credentials were acquired and/or accessed by unauthorized persons in a data breach (or data breaches) that 3Commas admitted on December 28, 2022” in Lorne Tritt, Bruce Johnson, and Joseph Fishman v. 3Commas Technologies OÜ, described as an Estonia company that “claims to be the largest crypto trading bot platform”, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

LITASCO SA v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC et al: Discovery Application (England)
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Application by LITASCO S.A. to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, Citibank N.A.; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas; Standard Chartered Bank; HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, United Bank for Africa, America, Société Générale North America, SG Americas Securities Holdings, LLC, and BNP Paribas USA, Inc. for legal proceedings in England “against Der Mond Oil and Gas Africa SA and Locafrique Holding SA”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

ProInvest Equity AG: Public Warning (Switzerland)
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Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that ProInvest Equity AG is “suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

Refinería de Cartagena S.A.S. v. McDermott International Ltd.: Discovery Application (England & Netherlands)
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Application by Refinería de Cartagena S.A.S., of Colombia, to take discovery from McDermott International Ltd., described as “a global engineering and construction company”, for use “in restructuring proceedings recently commenced in the Netherlands and England by two of
McDermott’s principal subsidiaries”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

HoloSurgical Technology Polska Sp. z.o.o.: Chapter 15 Petition (Poland)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Poland by Chris Thunander, as the Foreign Representative of HoloSurgical Technology Polska Sp. z.o.o., which “was founded to develop surgical navigation applications for spinal surgery that included AR and AI technologies”, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Joel Meyer et al v. Steven Lacaj: Default Certificate (‘Securities Fraud’)
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Clerk’s Certificate of Default in Joel Meyer, Barnard Bruce, Gary Casemore, Jason Eisenbeis, David Falk, James Palko, James Raymond Smith II, Miguel Tavarez, and William Townley v. Steven Lacaj at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc. v. 777 Partners LLC: Complaint (‘$324K Credit Card Debt’)
The Oxbridge Group Ltd. v. 777 Partners LLC: Complaint (‘$94K Breach of Contract’)
SEC v. Vista Financial Advisors LLC et al: Complaint (‘Ownership Disclosure Misrepresentation’)
507 Summit LLC et al v. Alex Nanyan Zheng: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)
Zheng Jin et al v. Seattle Family Regional Center: Discovery Application (China)
Kirill Medvedev v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Account Freeze’)
USA v. Virtual Currency: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$170K Crypto Customer Service Fraud’)
Maxwell Roux et al v. Krishna Okhandiar et al: Complaint (‘NFT Cult-Leader’s $600K Fraud’)
Xcoal Energy & Resources v. Acciaierie d’Italia SpA: Complaint (‘Maritime Attachment & Garnishment’)
Panama: Imtiaz Ismail Dasoo Dasoo (‘Fraud’)
Panama: JPMorgan Chase (‘$938K Fraud’)
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507 Summit LLC et al v. James Liang: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

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<![CDATA[The UK, France and Germany announce continuation of Iranian nuclear-related sanctions]]> 2023-09-27T13:50:33Z The UK, France and Germany (the European signatories to the Joint Collective Plan of Action (“JCPOA“) nuclear deal with Iran in 2015, referred to as the “E3“) have decided to retain certain sanctions previously imposed upon Iran. The press release published by the E3 announcing this decision is available here.

The JCPOA was agreed in 2015 between the E3/EU+3 (China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States, with the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) and Iran. Under the terms of the JCPOA, a range of sanctions against Iran were initially scheduled to be lifted on 18October 2023 as part of a sunset clause, focusing on nuclear proliferation-related measures, and also arms and missile embargoes.

The statement from the E3 notes that the decision follows attempts “to resolve Iran’s non-compliance through the JCPoA’s Dispute Resolution Mechanism“, which was triggered in January 2020. The statement also notes that Iran “has refused opportunities to return to the JCPoA twice and has continued to expand its programme beyond JCPoA limitations and without any credible civilian justification“, with its enriched uranium stockpile now standing at more than 18 times the amount permitted under the JCPOA.

A recent EU press release following a meeting between EU High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell and Iran’s Foreign Minister (available here) notes the “importance of following a path of de-escalation” regarding the JCPOA, and notes the High Representative’s “conviction on the need to find a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear issue in the framework of the JCPOA“.

Recently, a joint statement by 63 countries via the International Atomic Energy Agency (“IAEA“) expressed the “urgent need for Iran to clarify and resolve issues in a manner satisfactory to the IAEA“.
The post The UK, France and Germany announce continuation of Iranian nuclear-related sanctions appeared first on Sanctions & Export Controls Update.

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<![CDATA[OFAC designates Sinaloa Cartel associates]]> 2023-09-27T13:10:42Z Yesterday, OFAC designated 10 individuals associated with the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel (press release, press release, notice):

  • Jorge Humberto Figueroa Benitez, Leobardo Garcia Corrales, Martin Garcia Corrales, Liborio Nunez AguirreSamuel Leon Alvarado, and Carlos Mario Limon Vazquez, members of the cartel allegedly involved in fentanyl trafficking and weapons production;
  • Mario Alberto Jimenez Castro, Julio Cesar Dominguez Hernandez, and Jesus Miguel Vibanco Garcia who allegedly operate a money laundering organisation that uses virtual currency and wire transfers; and
  • Colombian national, Jobanis de Jesus Avila Villadiego, identified by OFAC as the current leader of the Clan del Golfo, which supplies cocaine to major drug trafficking organisations, including the Sinaloa Cartel.

The post OFAC designates Sinaloa Cartel associates appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Sanctions Enforcement Around the World: US, UK, EU, and Japan Coordinate on Updated Common High-Priority Items Lists]]> 2023-09-27T13:05:54Z Introduction

During September 2023, the US, UK, and EU, and Japan, updated their Common High Priority Items Lists (“the List(s)“), with seven new Harmonized System (“HS“) codes. These coordinated Lists are composed of items identified as critical to Russia’s war effort, weapons systems and military development. The Lists highlight to businesses that there is a particularly high risk these sanctioned items may be the target of sanctions circumvention and possible diversion to Russia. Companies can expect that the items on the Lists will be an enforcement priority in these jurisdictions.

Listed products include electronic components, such as integrated circuits and radio frequency transceiver modules, and items that are essential for the manufacturing and testing of the electronic components and circuits.  Companies that sell and ship the Listed products should be on high alert for possible red flags indicating that the items could be diverted to Russia. 

Updated Lists

Seven new HS codes have been added to the Lists, including bearings needed for heavy vehicles or other machinery and antennae used for navigation systems. Additionally, Tier 3 has been subdivided into Tier 3A (other electrical components) and Tier 3B (mechanical components). Subsequently, the Lists are now divided into four tiers ranked according to their relative degree of criticality. Tier 1 (integrated circuits) and Tier 2 (electronic components) contain particularly sensitive items of the highest concern for Russian weapons systems. Tier 3 is divided between electrical (Tier 3A) and mechanical (Tier 3B) components, and Tier 4 pertains to manufacturing, production and quality testing equipment.

On 19 September 2023, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS“) announced an updated List following meetings with key members of the Global Export Control Coalition (see here).

On 14 September 2023, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (“FCDO“) added these seven new HS product codes to the List (see here).

In September 2023, the EU released an updated version of its List of High Priority Battlefield Items (see here).

Japan’s existing list of products that are subject to an export ban to Russia can be found at pages 7 to 20 here.
The post Sanctions Enforcement Around the World: US, UK, EU, and Japan Coordinate on Updated Common High-Priority Items Lists appeared first on Sanctions & Export Controls Update.

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<![CDATA[Canada announces funding to help Afghan refugees and host communities impacted by last year’s flooding in Pakistan]]> 2023-09-27T13:00:32Z Pakistan continues to recover from the devastating floods of 2022 that took more than 1,700 lives and affected some 33 million people. Homes, roads, schools, health facilities and other critical infrastructure were destroyed while livelihoods, livestock and crops were also severely affected.

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<![CDATA[Canada announces funding to help Afghan refugees and host communities impacted by last year’s flooding in Pakistan]]> 2023-09-27T13:00:32Z Pakistan continues to recover from the devastating floods of 2022 that took more than 1,700 lives and affected some 33 million people. Homes, roads, schools, health facilities and other critical infrastructure were destroyed while livelihoods, livestock and crops were also severely affected.

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<![CDATA[Policy paper: EM on UK/EU Horizon Governance Document (COM(23)527)]]> 2023-09-27T12:49:00Z The governments summary of an agreement for the UK to associate to the Horizon Europe programme and the Copernicus component of the EU Space Programme

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<![CDATA[Policy paper: Draft Decision No 1/2023 of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement adopting Protocols I and II and amending Annex 47 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement]]> 2023-09-27T09:20:48Z This is a draft Decision which will be adopted by the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

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<![CDATA[148/2023 : 27 September 2023 – Judgments of the General Court in Cases T-826/14, T-12/15, T-158/15, T-252/15, T-253/15, T-256/15, T-257/15, T-258/15, T-260/15]]> 2023-09-27T08:10:26Z Spain v Commission

State aid

The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision declaring the Spanish tax scheme on the deduction for indirect acquisitions of shareholdings in foreign companies unlawful

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<![CDATA[147/2023 : 27 September 2023 – Judgment of the General Court in case T-172/21]]> 2023-09-27T08:09:42Z Valve Corporation v Commission

Competition

Online video games: the General Court confirms that geo-blocking of activation keys for the Steam platform infringed EU competition law

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<![CDATA[146/2023 : 27 September 2023 – Formal sitting]]> 2023-09-27T08:07:37Z Entry into office of two new Members of the General Court of the European Union

Entry into office of two new Members of the General Court of the European Union

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<![CDATA[Green Automotive Company]]> 2023-09-26T21:00:00Z Green Automotive Company

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<![CDATA[Joint Statement on the Partners in the Blue Pacific Foreign Ministers Meeting]]> 2023-09-26T20:26:43Z The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom on the occasion of the Partners in the Blue Pacific Foreign Ministers Meeting September 22, 2023.

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<![CDATA[Joint Statement on the Partners in the Blue Pacific Foreign Ministers Meeting]]> 2023-09-26T20:26:43Z The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom on the occasion of the Partners in the Blue Pacific Foreign Ministers Meeting September 22, 2023.

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<![CDATA[Minister Hussen to hold press conference to announce funding to help Afghan refugees and host communities in Pakistan]]> 2023-09-26T19:24:55Z September 26, 2023 – The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, will hold a press conference to announce development flood recovery funding to help Afghan refugees and host communities in Pakistan.

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<![CDATA[Minister Hussen to hold press conference to announce funding to help Afghan refugees and host communities in Pakistan]]> 2023-09-26T19:24:55Z September 26, 2023 – The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, will hold a press conference to announce development flood recovery funding to help Afghan refugees and host communities in Pakistan.

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 26, 2023]]> 2023-09-26T14:22:23Z 96

OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 26, 2023

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

SEC v. Vista Financial Advisors LLC et al: Complaint (‘Ownership Disclosure Misrepresentation’)
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Complaint alleging misrepresentation of ownership involving, inter alia, “a Swedish trust” in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vista Financial Advisors LLC and Ruben Cedrick Williams at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

507 Summit LLC et al v. Alex Nanyan Zheng: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)
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Application by 507 Summit LLC, Oasis Focus Fund LP, and Quadre Investments, L.P. to take discovery from Alex Nanyan Zheng for use in an “appraisal proceeding” in the Cayman Islands “in relation to the leveraged take-private merger of 51job, Inc.”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

The Oxbridge Group Ltd. v. 777 Partners LLC: Complaint (‘$94K Breach of Contract’)
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Complaint alleging the defendant “has brazenly refused to pay the outstanding balance of $94,000” under a contract to “provide certain talent placement services in exchange for certain fees” in The Oxbridge Group Ltd. v. 777 Partners LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc. v. 777 Partners LLC: Complaint (‘$324K Credit Card Debt’)
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Complaint in American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc. v. 777 Partners LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

MALT Family Trust et al v. 777 Partners LLC et al: Amended Complaint (‘Membership Interests Fraud’)
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Amended Complaint alleging “scheme by the Individual Defendants to defraud the Plaintiffs and to use corporate entities they control to deprive the Plaintiffs of the proper value of their membership interests in Phoenicia” in MALT Family Trust and Timothy James O’Neil-Dunne v. 777 Partners LLC, Phoenicia LLC, Steven W. Pasko, Joshua Wander, and Adam Weiss at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Katey Huntley et al v. 777 Partners LLC et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Usurious Consumer Loans’)
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Class Action Complaint alleging the defendants “have all engaged in a criminal conspiracy wherein they have acted in concert with one another to issue unlawful and usurious short-term unsecured consumer loans at interest rates in excess of their legal limit, and systematically withdraw payments from consumers’ bank accounts without permission to do so” in Rosebud Economic Development Corporation, Rosebud Lending LZO, d.b.a. ZocaLoans; FinTech Financial LLC, Tactical Marketing Partners LLC, and 777 Partners LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

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Maxwell Roux et al v. Krishna Okhandiar et al: Complaint (‘NFT Cult-Leader’s $600K Fraud’)
Xcoal Energy & Resources v. Acciaierie d’Italia SpA: Complaint (‘Maritime Attachment & Garnishment’)
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507 Summit LLC et al v. James Liang: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)
FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Michael Burgess et al: Complaint (‘$157M Transfers’)
USA v. 5,012,294.90 in TetherUS et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Investment Fraud Crypto Laundering’)
Shop Your Own Mortgage et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)
SEC v. Aras Investment Business Group S.A.P.I. de C.V. et al: Complaint (‘$6M Fraud’)
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<![CDATA[BIS adds 28 entities to Entity List]]> 2023-09-26T12:00:19Z BIS has added 28 entities to its Entity List, 11 of which are based in China, 5 in Russia, 5 in Pakistan, along with others located in Finland, Oman, Germany, and the UAE (press release, notice):

  • 9 entities in China, Finland, Germany, and Russia were implicated in a scheme to supply the Special Technology Centre, a Russian entity on the BIS Entity List, with components to make unmanned aerial vehicles for Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff (GRU);
  • 2 Chinese entities were added for undertaking actions contrary to US national security interests;
  • 1 Chinese entity was added for procuring US-origin items in furtherance of Chinese military research;
  • 1 Oman entity and 1 associated individual were added for having provided support to Yemen-based Houthi forces;
  • 7 entities in Pakistan, UAE, and China were added for contributions to Pakistan’s “unsafeguarded nuclear activities”;
  • 1 Russian entity was added for representing a critical risk of diversion of US defence technologies; and
  • 5 Chinese entities and 1 associated individual were added for working as a network to procure aerospace components for Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Company.

The listings will come into force tomorrow when they are published in the Federal Register.

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<![CDATA[US designations updates (Russia, Burma, counter-narcotics)]]> 2023-09-26T11:00:12Z OFAC has made the following updates to the SDN list:

  • updated the listings for 6 Russian entities (notice);
  • removed Burmese individual, Hlaing Moe Myint (who was linked to Dynasty International Company Limited) (notice); and
  • removed 3 individuals and 3 entities from its counter-narcotics list, including Victor Emanuel Mejia Munera, former leader of the paramilitary group, United Self-Defences of Colombia, who was killed in 2008 (notice).

BIS has renewed the TDOs for 3 Russian airline companies:

 
The post US designations updates (Russia, Burma, counter-narcotics) appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[News story: Land purchased for flagship levelling up site in Darlington]]> 2023-09-25T16:08:50Z The government’s levelling up programme is moving further ahead today, with land for the permanent site of the new Darlington Economic Campus being purchased.

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<![CDATA[US and Australia sanctions and export control renewals]]> 2023-09-25T15:00:50Z The US has extended its Ethiopia and terrorism sanctions regimes for a further year (notice, notice, notice).
Australia has extended the 35% import tariff on goods imported from Russia and Belarus for a further 2 years until October 2025 (press release).
The post US and Australia sanctions and export control renewals appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Transparency data: Third Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin Agenda]]> 2023-09-25T15:00:14Z Agenda for the third meeting of the UK-EU Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

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<![CDATA[Russia-related Designations Updates and Designation Removal; Burma-related Designation Removal; Iran-related Designation Update; Non-Proliferation Designation Update]]> 2023-09-25T14:30:00Z OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action

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<![CDATA[Policy paper: Terms of Reference for the Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee]]> 2023-09-25T14:30:00Z These are the Terms of Reference for the Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee.

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 25, 2023]]> 2023-09-25T14:01:19Z 96

OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 25, 2023

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Kirill Medvedev v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Account Freeze’)
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Complaint alleging conversion and unjust enrichment regarding the freezing of an account due to a criminal investigation in Spain concerning “a failed Initial Coin Offering launched by Nimbus Platform” in Kirill Medvedev, of Miami, Florida, USA v. Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands, and BAM Trading Services Inc., described as a Delaware company based in Miami, Florida, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Panama: Imtiaz Ismail Dasoo Dasoo (‘Fraud’)
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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Allianz Global Assistance – pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Panama – for a criminal investigation into Imtiaz Ismail Dasoo Dasoo for suspected fraud.

Panama: JPMorgan Chase (‘$938K Fraud’)
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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from JPMorgan Chase – pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Panama – for a criminal investigation into “unknown subjects for fraud, data interception, and aggravated fraud against information systems”.

USA v. Virtual Currency: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$170K Crypto Customer Service Fraud’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of a $170,000 crypto scam against an “84-year-old victim” in USA v. Virtual Currency Seized from Binance User ID 178147165, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Maxwell Roux et al v. Krishna Okhandiar et al: Complaint (‘NFT Cult-Leader’s $600K Fraud’)
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Complaint in Maxwell Roux, John Duff III, Henry Smith, of New Zealand, and Bruno Nispel v. Krishna Okhandiar, a.k.a. Rohit Okhandiar, Charlotte Fang, Charlie Fang, Wonyoung Jang, Miya, Xinma33, MissJo, and Sonya; Remilia Corporation LLC, and Remilia Industries LLC at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Xcoal Energy & Resources v. Acciaierie d’Italia SpA: Complaint (‘Maritime Attachment & Garnishment’)
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Xcoal Energy & Resources v. Acciaierie d’Italia SpA, of Italy, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

Zheng Jin et al v. Seattle Family Regional Center: Discovery Application (China)
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Application by Zheng Jin and Suhao Zhang to take discovery from Seattle Family Regional Center for use in legal proceedings in China “against Shanghai Entry Exit Service Center Co., Ltd.” regarding “an immigration agency’s breach of contract with the Applicants in connection with the placement of a real estate investment intended to provide benefits under the EB-5 Immigration Investment Visa Program”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

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507 Summit LLC et al v. James Liang: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)
FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Michael Burgess et al: Complaint (‘$157M Transfers’)
USA v. 5,012,294.90 in TetherUS et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Investment Fraud Crypto Laundering’)
Shop Your Own Mortgage et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)
SEC v. Aras Investment Business Group S.A.P.I. de C.V. et al: Complaint (‘$6M Fraud’)
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC et al v. Russell Oasis: Complaint (‘$12.8M Transfers’)
Frasers Group Plc v. James Gorman: Discovery Application (England)
USA v. $187K: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Laundering’)
USA v. $161K: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto & Other Fraud’)
Bellrose Marketing Ltd. v. H2O Cruises LLC et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Inducement’)
U.S.-Russian fund manager Peter Kambolin charged with fraud involving crypto & FX funds
USA v. Peter Kambolin: Criminal Information (‘Crypto & FX Fraud’)
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<![CDATA[Singapore fines company for Myanmar export control violations]]> 2023-09-25T14:00:37Z Singapore has fined Hydronav Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd $1,133,412.25 for violations of Singapore’s export controls, section 5 of the Strategic Goods (Control) Act 2002 (press release).
Hydronav procured a multibeam echosounder system from a company in Norway after falsely informing the Norwegian authorities that the goods were being exported to Indonesia.  Hydronav then exported the system to Myanmar without the requisite permit.  2 employees were also given fines of $35,000 and $45,000 for overseeing the export.
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<![CDATA[Guidance: Autumn Statement 2023 representations]]> 2023-09-25T13:41:13Z Guidance for submitting Autumn Statement 2023 representations to the Treasury.

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<![CDATA[Canada Imposes Additional Sanctions Against Haitian Elites: 3 Individuals Targeted]]> 2023-09-25T13:39:58Z On September 21, 2023, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to “acts of significant corruption”. These amendments list an additional three individuals under the Schedule of the Regulations and took effect on September 20, 2023. This follows Canada’s appointment of a new ambassador of Canada to Haiti, André François Giroux, on September 18, 2023.

There are now twenty-eight individuals listed under the Schedule of the Regulations. All of the newly listed individuals are members of the economic elite who Canada believes are fuelling the violence and instability in Haiti.

The Schedule of the Regulations imposes a dealings prohibition against the individuals listed, effectively freezing any assets they hold in Canada. Individuals listed are also rendered inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. For more information on the dealings prohibition, read our previous blog posts on Canada’s March 2023 Haiti sanctions here and June 2023 sanctions here.

Businesses should continually assess their sanctions compliance in this shifting legal landscape. Regulations enacted under the Special Economic Measures Act obligate persons in Canada and Canadian citizens to disclose certain property held by listed persons under the Schedule and any related transactional information to the RCMP. Additionally, certain entities have a continuing duty to determine and disclose certain property held by listed persons.

An unofficial copy of the legislative amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations that came into effect on September 20, 2023 are available here.
The post Canada Imposes Additional Sanctions Against Haitian Elites: 3 Individuals Targeted appeared first on Sanctions & Export Controls Update.

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<![CDATA[Canada designates Russian individuals and entities]]> 2023-09-25T12:00:32Z During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Canada last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the designation of 63 Russian individuals and entities (press release, notice), including:

  • those involved in the transfer and custody of Ukrainian children;
  • those connected to generating disinformation and propaganda; and
  • entities in Russia’s nuclear sector.

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Weekly Digest – September 23, 2023]]> 2023-09-23T14:02:19Z 96

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U.S.-Russian fund manager Peter Kambolin charged with fraud involving crypto & FX funds
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Florida-based U.S.-Russian investment manager Peter Kambolin has been criminally charged with conspiracy to commit commodities fraud at federal court in Miami involving entities in or from Belarus, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Nevis, Russia, Turkey, and USA.

N13J Ltd. v. M/Y Pure Romance: Complaint (‘$266K Yacht Collision Damages’)
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Complaint in N13J Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, described as “owner of the S/Y KAIZEN, a 44 Meter Alloy Yachts International Sailing Yacht” v. M/Y Pure Romance, described as “a 2007 110′ Lazzara Motor Yacht” that is “flagged” in Jamaica, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Aras Investment Business Group S.A.P.I. de C.V. et al: Complaint (‘$6M Fraud’)
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Complaint alleging “a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme, affinity fraud, and unregistered offering of securities” in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Aras Investment Business Group S.A.P.I. de C.V., of Chihuahua, Mexico; Armando Gutierrez Rosas, Maria de Lourdes Tolentino Roque, Diayanira Rendon Trejo, Efren Norberto Quiroz Gardea, and Luis Ricardo Quiroz Gardea, all citizens of Mexico, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

507 Summit LLC et al v. James Liang: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)
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Application by 507 Summit LLC, Oasis Focus Fund, and Quadre Investments L.P. to take discovery from James Jianzhang Liang for use in “appraisal proceedings pending before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in relation to the leveraged take-private merger of 51job, Inc.”, described as “a leading provider of human resources services in the People’s Republic of China”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Michael Burgess et al: Complaint (‘$157M Transfers’)
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Complaint in FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda, and West Realm Shires Services Inc., of Delaware v. Michael Burgess, Huy Xuan ‘Kevin’ Nguyen, Jing Yu ‘Darren’ Wong, Matthew Burgess, Lesley Burgess, described as “former employees of Salameda Ltd.”; 3Twelve Ventures Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and BDK Consulting Ltd., of Hong Kong, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Frasers Group Plc v. James Gorman: Discovery Application (England)
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Application by Frasers Group Plc, described as “a British retailer group listed on the FTSE-100 (but majority owned by its founder, Mike Ashley)”, to take discovery from James Patrick Gorman, described as “Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley”, for use in legal proceedings in England regarding “a highly unusual US$995 million margin call that Morgan Stanley improperly imposed on Saxo Bank (and passed on to Frasers) in relation to certain options held by Frasers”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. 5,012,294.90 in TetherUS et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Investment Fraud Crypto Laundering’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding virtual assets seized from accounts at Binance crypto exchange in the names of Kosit Sisawigon and Suradet Totsaponvised, both in Thailand, and Low Li Yu, in Malaysia, that “was swindled from victims through the course of an investment fraud scam” in USA v. 5,012,294.90 in TetherUS, 75,589,553.41 in Gala, 226.81 in BNB, 1,264.16 in Bitcoin, 1,495.72 in Litentry, 48,969 in Fantom, 47.17 in Ethereum, and 501.41 in BUSD at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC et al v. Russell Oasis: Complaint (‘$12.8M Transfers’)
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Complaint in Irving Picard, as Trustee for the Substantively Consolidated SIPA Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and the Chapter 7 Estate of Bernard L. Madoff v. Russell Oasis, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Shop Your Own Mortgage et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by Neil Bunker, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, in Vancouver, Canada, as the Foreign Representative of My Mortgage Auction Corp., d.b.a. Shop Your Own Mortgage, described as a mortgage broker that is being investigated for suspected fraud, and Gregory Joseph Martel, described as a resident of both British Columbia and Ontario in Canada, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.

USA v. $187K: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Laundering’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of fraud in USA v. “$187,182 in U.S. currency, converted cryptocurrency obtained from SHAISHAV RAMAVAT’s OKX Exchange Account # 301953210925592576”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

USA v. $161K: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto & Other Fraud’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of wire fraud involving a purported crypto exchange known as “ANT Coin”, fake tech support, romance, and other alleged scams and whose victims include a “76-year-old widow” in USA v. $161,354.08 at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Bellrose Marketing Ltd. v. H2O Cruises LLC et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Inducement’)
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Complaint in Bellrose Marketing Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. H2O Cruises LLC, of La Jolla, California, USA, and Samuel Penhos, of San Diego, California, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Woodstock Capital International Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for Woodstock Capital International Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 19th, 2023.

SEC v. William Miller: Complaint (‘$10M Securities Fraud’)
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Complaint alleging the defendant “made material misstatements to two entities that would each invest $5 million in Woodstock Partners, a charter school in Minnesota and a real estate fund in Michigan” involving entities in the Cayman Islands, Delaware, and New Jersey in U.S. Securities and exchange Commission v. William E. Miller, of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Valentina Gonzalez et al v. Prager Metis CPAs, LLC et al: Discovery Application (Venezuela)
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Application by Valentina Mata González, Alejandra Mata González, and Maryan Carolina Mata González to take discovery from Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, Zomma Group Management, LLC, Asia Condominium Association, Inc., Ponte S. Trinita Corp., One Tequesta Point Condominium Association, Inc., William J. Segal, P.A., and Hilda Josefina Medrano for use in legal proceedings in Venezuela regarding the estate of Ricardo Mata Fernández (deceased), filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Ryan O’Dell v. Capri Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Material Misrepresentations’)
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Complaint in Ryan O’Dell v. Capri Holdings Limited, described as a British Virgin Islands-domiciled, London, England-based company that “designs, markets, distributes, and retails branded women’s and men’s apparel, footwear, and accessories in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia”; John D. Idol, Marilyn Crouther, Robin Freestone, Judy Gibbons, Mahesh Madhavan, Stephen F. Reitman, Jane Thompson, and Jean Tomlin at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Concord Management LLC et al: Complaint (‘$7.2B Unregistered Investment Advisers for Sanctioned Russian’)
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Complaint alleging the defendants operated as “investment advisers for the benefit of a single client: a wealthy former Russian political official living outside the United States” without being registered with the SEC, managing “a private fund securities portfolio with an estimated total value of $7.2 billion”, in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Concord Management LLC and Michael Matlin, both of New York, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Editor’s Note: The ‘Russian client’ is not identified in the SEC’s complaint but The New York Times reported that it was Roman Abramovich.

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for Sunac China Holdings Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 19th, 2023.

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Hong Kong)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Hong Kong by Gao Xi, as the Foreign Representative of Sunac China Holdings Limited, described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, Hong Kong-based “ultimate holding company of a group of companies … which is principally engaged in the property development and property investment business in the People’s Republic of China”, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Peter Kambolin: Criminal Information (‘Crypto & FX Fraud’)
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Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to commit commodities fraud involving entities in or from Belarus, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Nevis, Russia, Turkey, and USA in USA v. Peter Kambolin, described as “a U.S.-Russian national” residing in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Wilson Rondini III et al: Complaint (‘Unregistered Broker-Dealer’)
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Complaint alleging the defendants operated as a broker-dealer without being registered in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Wilson J. Rondini III, of Florida, USA; Falcon Capital LLP, of the United Kingdom, and Falcon Capital Partners Limited, of Hong Kong, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

TMF (B.V.I.) Ltd.: $120K Fine (British Virgin Islands)
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Public Notice by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission that it has imposed a fine of $120,000 on TMF (B.V.I.) Ltd. for regulatory breaches.

Tricia Janetzke v. eLoanWarehouse.com et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Indian Tribe Consumer Loan Fraud’)
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Class Action Complaint in Tricia Janetzke v. Opichi Funds LLC, d.b.a. eLoanWarehouse.com, purportedly “an entity organized as “an economic development arm and instrumentality of, and wholly-owned and controlled by, the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, a federally-recognized sovereign American Indian Tribe”; David Johnson, Kirk Michael Chewning, Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP, Dimension Credit (Cayman), L.P., of the Cayman Islands; Strategic Link Consulting, LP, Esoteric Ventures, LLC, InfoTel International Ltd., of Belize; M. Mark High, Ltd., of Belize; Kim Anderson, Jay Clark, LaCourte Oreilles Financial Services II, LLC and Does 1-20 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Alameda Research LLC et al v. Allan Bankman et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfers’)
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Complaint “to recover millions of dollars in fraudulently transferred and misappropriated funds from the parents of FTX Founder Samuel Bankman-Fried” in Alameda Research LLC, a Delaware, USA-domiciled company “that had operations in the United States, Hong Kong, and The Bahamas”; Alameda Research Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda; West Realm Shires Inc., of Delaware, USA, and West Realm Shires Services Inc., d.b.a. FTX.US, of Delaware, USA v. Allan Joseph Bankman, described as “a tenured Stanford Law School professor with decades of experience in tax law”, and Barbara Fried, described as “a Stanford Law School professor who willingly enmeshed herself in the FTX Insiders’ world”, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

SS International: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for SS International, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 17th, 2023.

Germany: PNC Bank (‘Supplier Imitation Fraud’)
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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from PNC Bank – pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany – for a criminal investigation into “an unknown perpetrator(s) for fraud”.

BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc.: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by Sarah Eskandan, as the Foreign Representative of BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc., described as “one of three affiliated entities comprising BioSteel, a sports nutrition and hydration company, focused on high quality ingredients and with a presence in professional sports markets”, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

MBC International Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for MBC International Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 16th, 2023.

UFG Pulkovo JV Company Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of UFG Pulkovo JV Company Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

USA v. Binance Account 165978850: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Tech Support Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the proceeds of an alleged fraud by someone pretending to be from ‘Microsoft technical support’ and laundering via crypto in USA v. Any and All Virtual Currency, Funds, Monies, and other things of value stored in or accessible at Binance associated with User ID 165978850 at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

JGC Holdings Corporation v. Kingdom of Spain: Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award (€23.5M)
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Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award of €23.5 million in JGC Holdings Corporation, of Japan v. Kingdom of Spain at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

MBC International Ltd.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition
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Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of MBC International Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

O’K Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of O’K Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Gemini Trust Company LLC v. Digital Currency Group Inc. et al: Amended Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
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Amended Complaint in Gemini Trust Company LLC v. Digital Currency Group Inc. and Barry Silbert at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Pulkovo Holding Company Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of Pulkovo Holding Company Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

City of Ouro Preto v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Lender Liability for Brazil Environmental Damages’)
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Complaint for “for lender liability against the Defendants arising from loans and financing which directly promoted, and continues to promote, significant environmental degradation in and around the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais” in City of Ouro Preto, in Minas Gerais, Brazil v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Barclays Capital Inc., Citibank Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., JPMorgan, and JPMorgan Securities LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

UFG Pulkovo (Cayman Finance) Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of UFG Pulkovo (Cayman Finance) Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

IIG Global Trade Finance Fund Ltd. et al v. International Investment Group LLC et al: Unredacted Complaint (‘$169M Fraudulent Transfers’)
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Unredacted Complaint in IIG Global Trade Finance Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation), IIG Structured Trade Finance Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation), both of the Cayman Islands, and Christopher Kennedy and Alexander Lawson, as Joint Official Liquidators and as assignees of the creditors of IIG Global Trade Finance Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation) and IIG Structured Trade Finance Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation) v. International Investment Group L.L.C., Trade Finance Trust, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Assured Investment Management LLC (f/k/a BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC), Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, Elanus Capital Management, LLC, BlueMountain Foinaven Master Fund L.P., BlueMountain Logan Opportunities Master Fund L.P., BlueMountain Montenvers Master Fund SCA SICAV-SIF, BlueMountain Timberline Ltd., BlueMountain Kicking Horse Fund L.P., BlueMountain Credit Opportunities Master Fund I L.P., Tennenbaum Senior Loan Fund IV-B, LP, Tennenbaum Senior Loan Fund II, LP, Tennenbaum Senior Loan Operating III, LLC, Corporate Capital Trust, Inc., KKR Debt Investors II (2006) (Ireland) L.P., KKR TRS Holdings, Ltd., KKR-PBPR Capital Partners L.P., Special Value Continuation Partners, LP, and Elanus Capital Investments Master SP Series 1, John Doe Subsequent Transferees 1-10,000 at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Robert Dooner: Criminal Information (‘$745K Tax Fraud’)
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Criminal Information alleging $744,977 tax fraud in USA v. Robert N. Dooner, described as “a resident of Ibiza, Spain, and/or Abu Dhabi, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates” and “co-owner of a United Arab Emirates-based internet and communications company”, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Irina Barrett: Extradition Complaint (‘Fraud’)
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Complaint to extradite Irina Barrett, a citizen of Germany, from the USA to Germany, to “serve the remainder” of a prison sentence for fraud and, in a separate case, face “154 counts of commercial fraud”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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<![CDATA[Guernsey general licence for investment funds]]> 2023-09-22T16:00:43Z Guernsey has issued General Licence – GY/RUSSIA/2023/26 (notice) which permits investment funds in which a designated person or entity has an investment interest (including investment funds controlled by DPs) to:

  • redeem, withdraw, segregate or otherwise deal with investment interests in the relevant investment fund (including the investment interest of a designated person or entity) for the purposes of protecting the investment interests of any persons or entities that are neither designated nor controlled by a designated person or entity;
  • make payments (including from frozen funds) for reasonable fees or service charges in respect of any services that are reasonably required to protect such investment interests;
  • make payments (including from frozen funds) for the investment fund’s basic needs, including payment of insurance premiums; audit and accounting fees; corporate and regulatory fees; corporate services and registered office fees; director fees; professional service provider fees; and any other reasonable routine expenses; and
  • make payments (including from frozen funds) for reasonable fees or reasonable service charges arising from the routine holding and maintenance of any funds or economic resources that are frozen; make payment of reasonable professional fees for the provision of legal services to the relevant investment fund or of reasonable expenses associated with those legal services.

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<![CDATA[OFAC settlements with US companies for Iran sanctions violations]]> 2023-09-22T15:00:29Z Yesterday, 2 US companies agreed to pay civil monetary penalties as settlements of their apparent violations of Iran sanctions (3M settlement agreement; Emigrant Bank settlement agreement, notice).
3M
3M, a global manufacturing company, agreed to pay $9,618,477 to settle its potential civil liability for 54 apparent violations of Iran sanctions when its Swiss subsidiary, 3M East, knowingly sold reflective licence plate sheeting (RLPS) via a German reseller to Bonyad Taavon Naja (BTN), an entity controlled by Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces between 2016 and 2018 (and therefore an activity not authorised by US General Licence H).
3M’s policy was that 3M’s UAE subsidiary, 3M Gulf, would be the primary channel for all Iran-related business activities, however a 3M Gulf manager and a 3M East manager (the “managers”) changed the contracting entity to 3M East and ignored concerns about this.
Due to a misunderstanding by the trade compliance counsel, the German firm was treated as the “end user” rather than the Iranian entity, and therefore the actual Iranian end-user was not screened.  The managers had also received an outside due diligence report on BTN, which flagged a concern of a connection between BTN’s subsidiary and Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces but dismissed the need for further investigation.
The initial proposal was that 3M would sell RLPS to the German reseller which would then incorporate it into the production of finished blank plates, but when the German reseller notified the managers that it would simply resell the RLPS to BTN, the managers did not notify the trade compliance counsel.
OFAC regarded the wilful violation of the sanctions by senior managers as an aggravating factor, but noted that, although not adhered to, 3M did have a compliance programme in place at the time, and reprimanded the relevant employees, which were  treated as mitigating factors when entering into the settlement agreement.
Compliance considerations:
OFAC said that parent companies are expected to oversee compliance with US sanctions within their subsidiaries and to empower employees to alert headquarters trade compliance when business dealings need further review.
Emigrant Bank
New York based, Emigrant Bank, agreed to remit $31,867.90 to settle its potential civil liability for 30 apparent violations of the Iran sanctions when it processed 30 transactions between 2017 and 2021 for two Iranian residents.
In 2016, after a request for a wire transfer triggered Emigrant’s screening filter, Emigrant erroneously reviewed the transfer as permissible as personal remittances pursuant to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR).  In 2019, Emigrant upgraded certain sanctions screening platforms, which then triggered an alert on the account due to the account holders’ country of residence being listed as Iran. However, Emigrant employees overrode the alert because they relied on the erroneous guidance from 2016.
Emigrant management became aware of the account’s Iranian status in 2021, closed the account and voluntarily disclosed to OFAC the 30 transactions that Emigrant had processed for the account holders.
Compliance considerations:
This case shows the importance of understanding the detail of US sanctions, as ITSR § 560.550 does authorise personal remittances to or from Iran, but it does not authorise the debiting or crediting of an Iranian account (like in this case) – instead, personal remittances may be sent to US depository institutions.
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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 22, 2023]]> 2023-09-22T14:01:12Z 96

OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 22, 2023

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N13J Ltd. v. M/Y Pure Romance: Complaint (‘$266K Yacht Collision Damages’)
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Complaint in N13J Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, described as “owner of the S/Y KAIZEN, a 44 Meter Alloy Yachts International Sailing Yacht” v. M/Y Pure Romance, described as “a 2007 110′ Lazzara Motor Yacht” that is “flagged” in Jamaica, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Aras Investment Business Group S.A.P.I. de C.V. et al: Complaint (‘$6M Fraud’)
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Complaint alleging “a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme, affinity fraud, and unregistered offering of securities” in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Aras Investment Business Group S.A.P.I. de C.V., of Chihuahua, Mexico; Armando Gutierrez Rosas, Maria de Lourdes Tolentino Roque, Diayanira Rendon Trejo, Efren Norberto Quiroz Gardea, and Luis Ricardo Quiroz Gardea, all citizens of Mexico, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

507 Summit LLC et al v. James Liang: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)
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Application by 507 Summit LLC, Oasis Focus Fund, and Quadre Investments L.P. to take discovery from James Jianzhang Liang for use in “appraisal proceedings pending before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in relation to the leveraged take-private merger of 51job, Inc.”, described as “a leading provider of human resources services in the People’s Republic of China”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Michael Burgess et al: Complaint (‘$157M Transfers’)
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Complaint in FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda, and West Realm Shires Services Inc., of Delaware v. Michael Burgess, Huy Xuan ‘Kevin’ Nguyen, Jing Yu ‘Darren’ Wong, Matthew Burgess, Lesley Burgess, described as “former employees of Salameda Ltd.”; 3Twelve Ventures Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and BDK Consulting Ltd., of Hong Kong, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

USA v. 5,012,294.90 in TetherUS et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Investment Fraud Crypto Laundering’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding virtual assets seized from accounts at Binance crypto exchange in the names of Kosit Sisawigon and Suradet Totsaponvised, both in Thailand, and Low Li Yu, in Malaysia, that “was swindled from victims through the course of an investment fraud scam” in USA v. 5,012,294.90 in TetherUS, 75,589,553.41 in Gala, 226.81 in BNB, 1,264.16 in Bitcoin, 1,495.72 in Litentry, 48,969 in Fantom, 47.17 in Ethereum, and 501.41 in BUSD at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Shop Your Own Mortgage et al: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by Neil Bunker, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, in Vancouver, Canada, as the Foreign Representative of My Mortgage Auction Corp., d.b.a. Shop Your Own Mortgage, described as a mortgage broker that is being investigated for suspected fraud, and Gregory Joseph Martel, described as a resident of both British Columbia and Ontario in Canada, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.

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Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC et al v. Russell Oasis: Complaint (‘$12.8M Transfers’)
Frasers Group Plc v. James Gorman: Discovery Application (England)
USA v. $187K: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Laundering’)
USA v. $161K: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto & Other Fraud’)
Bellrose Marketing Ltd. v. H2O Cruises LLC et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Inducement’)
U.S.-Russian fund manager Peter Kambolin charged with fraud involving crypto & FX funds
USA v. Peter Kambolin: Criminal Information (‘Crypto & FX Fraud’)
USA v. Juan Donato Bautista: Criminal Complaint (‘$199M Philippines Bribery Scheme’)
Woodstock Capital International Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
SEC v. William Miller: Complaint (‘$10M Securities Fraud’)
Valentina Gonzalez et al v. Prager Metis CPAs, LLC et al: Discovery Application (Venezuela)
City of Ouro Preto v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Lender Liability for Brazil Environmental Damages’)
Ryan O’Dell v. Capri Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Material Misrepresentations’)
Alameda Research LLC et al v. Allan Bankman et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfers’)
SEC v. Concord Management LLC et al: Complaint (‘$7.2B Unregistered Investment Advisers for Sanctioned Russian’)

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<![CDATA[Russia bans export of petrol and diesel]]> 2023-09-22T14:00:35Z Russia has banned the export of petrol and diesel to all countries except members of the Eurasian Economic Union (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan).  According to the government press release, the ban is temporary and was made to stabilise fuel prices in the domestic market.
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<![CDATA[Canada designates Haitian businessmen]]> 2023-09-22T12:30:26Z Yesterday, Canada designated 3 Haitian businessmen, Marc Antoine Acra, Carl Braun and Jean Marie Vorbe, for “fuelling the violence and instability in Haiti through corruption and other criminal acts and by enabling the illegal activities of armed gangs that terrorize the population and threaten peace and security in Haiti” (press release, amendment).
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<![CDATA[OFSI issues general licence for payment of water bills]]> 2023-09-22T11:30:29Z OFSI have issued General Licence INT/2023/3179120 (notice), which permits UK designated individuals and entities to pay water companies for water and sewage services (and water companies may make return payments to frozen UK bank accounts if due as the result of an overpayment).
The GL is not available to UN-designated individuals and entities.  There are certain reporting and record-keeping requirements set out in the GL.
General Licence INT/2022/2300292, issued in November 2022, permits UK designated individuals and entities to make payments to energy companies for oil and gas (previous post).
The GL is alongside the UK’s other GLs on the UK Licensing section of this site.
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<![CDATA[EU renews Russia targeted sanctions, non-EU countries align with renewal of Crimea & Sevastopol sanctions]]> 2023-09-22T09:30:20Z The EU has renewed the Russia (Ukrainian Territorial Integrity) sanctions (Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014, Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP) for a further 6 months (press release).
These sanctions provide for travel restrictions, the freezing of assets, and a ban on making funds or other economic resources available to the now almost 1800 listed individuals and entities.
The Council did not renew the listings of 4 individuals (previous post).
The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the potential candidate country Georgia, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway aligned themselves with the EU’s renewal for 1 year of the Russia (Crime & Seveastopol) sanctions (press release).
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<![CDATA[EU Parliamentary research report on voting for CFSP / sanctions]]> 2023-09-22T08:30:23Z The European Parliamentary Research Service has published a report on the consequence of the requirement of unanimous voting on common foreign and security policy (CFSP) in particular sanctions.
Currently, the adoption of EU sanctions regimes require the unanimous agreement of all EU member states under Article 29 of the TEU.  The report analyses the “costs” of this requirement, including reducing the speed of the implementation of EU sanctions, and the use of the veto power by member states as a bargaining tool, for example:

  • the delay to the implementation of Belarus sanctions in 2020 after Cyprus threatened to use its veto power against the planned sanctions in response to the lack of progress on Turkey sanctions (previous post); and
  • Hungary made its consent for sanctions on Russia throughout 2022 dependent on the European Commission agreeing to the dispersal of EU Cohesion Funds, which had been withheld due to certain Hungarian domestic policies.

The report considers the potential benefits of adopting qualified majority voting (QMV) for sanctions, which would only require the approval of 20/25 member states, though might harm EU unity and effectiveness of sanctions.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the European Parliament have called for the use of QMV for sanctions (previous post, previous post), and the EU High Representative has supported QMV for at least sanctions relating to human rights and democracy (previous post).
 
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<![CDATA[Security Council Sanctions Committee Concerning South Sudan Meets with Panel of Experts]]> 2023-09-21T21:21:46Z On 7 September 2023, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan were briefed by the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan in connection with the Panel’s workplan for its mandate in pursuance of Security Council resolution 2683 (2023) of 30 May 2023.

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<![CDATA[Canada welcomes Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]]> 2023-09-21T18:31:16Z Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, along with the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, welcomed Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, to Ottawa.

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<![CDATA[Canada welcomes Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]]> 2023-09-21T18:31:16Z Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, along with the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, welcomed Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, to Ottawa.

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<![CDATA[Settlement Agreements between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and 3M Company, and with Emigrant Bank]]> 2023-09-21T18:00:00Z The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $9,618,477 settlement with 3M Company (“3M”). 3M has agreed to settle its potential civil liability for 54 apparent violations of OFAC sanctions on Iran that arose from its subsidiary’s sale of reflective license plate sheeting to an Iranian entity controlled by the Iranian Law Enforcement Forces. Between September 2016 and September 2018, 3M East AG sold 43 orders of this product to a reseller with knowledge that it was destined for a customer in Iran. Additionally, one U.S.-person employee of another 3M subsidiary was substantively involved in these sales. OFAC determined that these apparent violations were egregious and were voluntarily self-disclosed. For more information, please visit the following web notice and settlement agreement.

Separately, OFAC also announced a settlement with Emigrant Bank (Emigrant). Emigrant agreed to remit $31,867.90 to settle its potential civil liability for apparent violations of sanctions against Iran. For approximately 26 years, Emigrant maintained a Certificate of Deposit account on behalf of two individuals ordinarily resident and located in Iran, for which it processed 30 transactions between June 2017 and March 2021 totaling $91,051.13. Emigrant had actual knowledge of the Iranian address and apparent location of the accountholders during this period. The settlement amount reflects OFAC’s determination that Emigrant’s conduct was non-egregious and voluntarily self-disclosed. For more information, please visit the following web notice.

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<![CDATA[EU court rejects Mordashov Russia de-lisiting case]]> 2023-09-21T15:30:06Z In T?248/22 Mordashov v Council, the 1st Chamber of the General Court of the EU rejected the application to annul the designation of Alexy Mordashov.
Mr Mordashov is a Russian businessman who was listed by the EU on 28 February 2022 for benefiting from his relationship with “Russian decision-makers”, as president of the Severgroup company, which is a shareholder in Bank Rossiya and National Media Group and owns energy company, JSC Power Machines.  His listing was renewed for the 2nd time in March 2023, adding that he attended the meeting on 24 February with President Putin and that the Severgroup company also owned the steel and mining company, Severstal.
The Court said the EU had not erred in its assessment of Mr Mordashov as an influential businessman in sectors of the Russian economy that provide a substantial source of income to the Russian government, and rejected his challenge to the process, reasoning and proportionality of the listing. The court said:

  • It was not necessary for the Council to have identified the “Russian decision-makers” or the support Mr Mordashov is alleged to have derived from them; it was enough to identify Mr Mordashov as the president of the Severgroup company and highlight Severgroup’s connection with Bank Rossiya, National Media Group, and JSC Power Machines, and the significance of those companies for the Russian government;
  • Mr Mordashov’s evidence that Severgroup had sold its shares in Bank Rossiya was rejected, because it had not proved that the transfer was made to a 3rd party independent of Mr Mordashov (the evidence did not identify the transferee and suggested the sale was at an undervalue);
  • as the 5th largest shareholder of Bank Rossiya, Severgroup would have at least held “a presence in the decision-making process of its policy”, and therefore the EU could reasonably conclude that Mr Mordashov was not unaware that the bank provided financial support to key “Russian decision-makers”; and
  • the fact that the taxes revenues collected from the steel and mining sector (and therefore from Severstal) would be mainly allocated to local federated entities was irrelevant; “revenue for the Government of Russia” is not to be limited to the federal budget.

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U.S.-Russian fund manager Peter Kambolin charged with fraud involving crypto & FX funds
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Florida-based U.S.-Russian investment manager Peter Kambolin has been criminally charged with conspiracy to commit commodities fraud at federal court in Miami involving entities in or from Belarus, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Nevis, Russia, Turkey, and USA.

Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC et al v. Russell Oasis: Complaint (‘$12.8M Transfers’)
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Complaint in Irving Picard, as Trustee for the Substantively Consolidated SIPA Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and the Chapter 7 Estate of Bernard L. Madoff v. Russell Oasis, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Frasers Group Plc v. James Gorman: Discovery Application (England)
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Application by Frasers Group Plc, described as “a British retailer group listed on the FTSE-100 (but majority owned by its founder, Mike Ashley)” to take discovery from James Patrick Gorman, described as “Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley”, for use in legal proceedings in England regarding “a highly unusual US$995 million margin call that Morgan Stanley improperly imposed on Saxo Bank (and passed on to Frasers) in relation to certain options held by Frasers”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. $187K: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Laundering’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of fraud in USA v. “$187,182 in U.S. currency, converted cryptocurrency obtained from SHAISHAV RAMAVAT’s OKX Exchange Account # 301953210925592576”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

USA v. $161K: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto & Other Fraud’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of wire fraud involving a purported crypto exchange known as “ANT Coin”, fake tech support, romance, and other alleged scams and whose victims include a “76-year-old widow” in USA v. $161,354.08 at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Bellrose Marketing Ltd. v. H2O Cruises LLC et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Inducement’)
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Complaint in Bellrose Marketing Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. H2O Cruises LLC, of La Jolla, California, USA, and Samuel Penhos, of San Diego, California, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

USA v. Peter Kambolin: Criminal Information (‘Crypto & FX Fraud’)
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Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to commit commodities fraud involving entities in or from Belarus, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Nevis, Russia, Turkey, and USA in USA v. Peter Kambolin, described as “a U.S.-Russian national” residing in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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USA v. Juan Donato Bautista: Criminal Complaint (‘$199M Philippines Bribery Scheme’)
Woodstock Capital International Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
SEC v. William Miller: Complaint (‘$10M Securities Fraud’)
Valentina Gonzalez et al v. Prager Metis CPAs, LLC et al: Discovery Application (Venezuela)
City of Ouro Preto v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Lender Liability for Brazil Environmental Damages’)
Ryan O’Dell v. Capri Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Material Misrepresentations’)
Alameda Research LLC et al v. Allan Bankman et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfers’)
SEC v. Concord Management LLC et al: Complaint (‘$7.2B Unregistered Investment Advisers for Sanctioned Russian’)
Tricia Janetzke v. eLoanWarehouse.com et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Indian Tribe Consumer Loan Fraud’)
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Hong Kong)
SEC v. Wilson Rondini III et al: Complaint (‘Unregistered Broker-Dealer’)
TMF (B.V.I.) Ltd.: $120K Fine (British Virgin Islands)
UFG Pulkovo JV Company Ltd.: Restoration Application
UFG Pulkovo (Cayman Finance) Ltd.: Restoration Application

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<![CDATA[Dutch Defence Ministry employee arrested for violation of Russia sanctions]]> 2023-09-21T12:00:08Z An employee of the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands has reportedly been arrested for circumventing sanctions against Russia by sending aircraft parts to Russia via “alternative countries”.
In March 2023, there were reportedly 45 live criminal investigations into Russia sanctions evasion being undertaken by the Dutch prosecutor’s office.
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<![CDATA[Canada imposes additional sanctions against members of Haitian economic elite]]> 2023-09-21T11:59:17Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations in response to acts of significant corruption, which are fueling the current security, political and humanitarian crisis in the country.

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<![CDATA[Canada imposes additional sanctions against members of Haitian economic elite]]> 2023-09-21T11:59:17Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations in response to acts of significant corruption, which are fueling the current security, political and humanitarian crisis in the country.

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<![CDATA[Correspondence: Open letters between HM Treasury and Bank of England – September 2023]]> 2023-09-21T11:24:30Z CPI inflation was 6.7% in August 2023, prompting an open letter from the Governor of the Bank of England to the Chancellor on 21 September 2023. The Chancellor replied to the Governor on 21 September 2023.

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<![CDATA[Australian Russia de-listing case – Abramov]]> 2023-09-21T10:30:50Z Australia designated Alexander Abramov in April 2022 by the “first designation instrument”. On 16 September 2022, Mr Abramov was removed from the sanctions list by the “revocation instrument” and then re-added by the “second designation instrument”. Australia was the first country to designate Mr Abramov.  He has since been designated by the UK in November 2022 (previous post).  He is not designated by the US or EU.
In Abramov v Minister for Foreign Affairs (No 2) [2023] FCA 1099, the Federal Court of Australia (Kenny J) upheld Alexander Abramov’s challenge to his first designation and rejected his challenge to his re-designation. The judgment is on the All Judgments section of this site.
First designation instrument
Minister has discretionary power to designate.  Kenny J held that the Minister should only designate individuals if they meet the relevant listing criteria and if it is “appropriate as a matter of discretion”; Regulation 6 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 says the Minister “may” designate such individuals (not that he/she must).  When designating Mr Abramov, Kenny J held that the Minister failed to apply the discretionary part of that assessment, and therefore upheld the challenge to the first designation.
Mistake of fact must be “factually material”.  Although the Minister was mistaken that Mr Abramov was Chairman of Evraz at the time of the designation (having resigned several weeks earlier), Kenny J held that this mistake was “factually immaterial”, because his being Chairman was not so historically remote as to fall outside of the scope of the statutory criterion.
No duty to afford procedural fairness before decision to designate.  The possibility of frustrating the purpose of the designation and the need for coordination with other countries meant no duty to provide an opportunity to be heard before designation.
Second designation instrument
Minister may exercise revocation power on own initiative.  Revocation does not have to be triggered by a listed individual.
Procedural fairness complied with.  Assuming that a duty of procedural fairness was owed in making the revocation decision, Mr Abramov did not demonstrate that he lost the opportunity to “advance his case”.
Minister adequately considered Mr Abramov’s revocation application.  The material considered by the Minister sufficiently summarised Mr Abramov’s revocation application.
The post Australian Russia de-listing case – Abramov appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Switzerland publishes sanctions licence application template]]> 2023-09-21T09:30:29Z Switzerland has published a template for applications for the authorisation of payments from blocked accounts pursuant to Article 15(5) of the Russia-Ukraine Ordinance (the template is at the bottom of this page).
The post Switzerland publishes sanctions licence application template appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Transparency data: OSCAR II – publishing data from the database: September 2023]]> 2023-09-21T08:30:17Z The first quarterly OSCAR transparency release for 2023 to 2024.

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<![CDATA[BIS and FCDO update common high priority items lists]]> 2023-09-21T08:30:10Z The US’ BIS and the UK’s FCDO in coordinated actions have updated their lists of controlled “common high priority” items (identified as critical to Russia’s war effort) (BIS notice, BIS list, FCDO notice, FCDO list):

  • adding 7 new product codes, including bearings needed for heavy vehicles or other machinery and antennae used for navigation systems; and
  • dividing Tier 3 of the list into mechanical and non-mechanical items to provide greater clarity.

The post BIS and FCDO update common high priority items lists appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[145/2023 : 21 September 2023 – Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-143/22]]> 2023-09-21T07:58:34Z ADDE and Others

Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Reintroduction of border controls at internal borders: the ‘Returns’ Directive applies to any third-country national who has entered the territory of a Member State without fulfilling the conditions of entry, stay or residence.

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<![CDATA[144/2023 : 21 September 2023 – Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-164/22]]> 2023-09-21T07:46:51Z Juan

DFON

The prohibition of double jeopardy does not appear to preclude the execution of a European arrest warrant against the person responsible for a fraudulent pyramid scheme set up in Spain and in Portugal

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<![CDATA[US issues new sanctions designations related to Russia and Iranian drones, signaling continuously increasing risks]]> 2023-09-21T02:03:27Z In two separate rounds of sanctions designations in the past week, the United States added more parties to the Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”) maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) in the US Treasury Department.  These designations are noteworthy given their scope and, in the case of the Iran-related designations, the fact that they included parties in China, Russia, and Türkiye.

Not only does this increase the risk of encountering sanctioned parties in business transactions, it also increases the so-called “secondary sanctions” risks for parties outside US jurisdiction that may be engaged in the types of activities that can cause them to wind up sanctions targets themselves.  These designations included:

  • September 14, 2023 – Russian Elites and Industrial Base – OFAC and the US State Department added more than 150 parties, including both individuals and entities, to the SDN List.  These designations were made under Executive Order 14024 and targeted Russian elites and Russia’s industrial base, financial institutions, and technology suppliers.  The Treasury Department press release issued alongside these designations states that they targeted persons benefiting from, supporting, and sustaining Russia’s war against Ukraine.  See the complete list of OFAC designations here, the Treasury Department press release here, and a fact sheet issued by the State Department is here, which includes their new designations.

    Alongside these designations, OFAC issued General License 72, authorizing the wind down of transactions with certain of the newly listed entities and any entity in which one or more of the below own, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 50% or greater interest.  Separately, OFAC also extended the authorization period for General License 55A, for transactions related to the maritime transport of crude oil originating from the Sakhalin-2 project that is solely for importation into Japan.  The general license is now valid through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 28, 2024.

  • September 19, 2023Iranian Drones and Military Aircraft – OFAC issued additional designations targeting Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) (i.e., drones) and military aircraft production.  While the immediate focus is Iran, sanctions targeting Iranian drone production have recently been a priority for the US Government in light of their use in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  The newly sanctioned parties include seven individuals and four entities based in Iran, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), Russia, and Türkiye in connection with Iran’s UAV and military aircraft development.  These parties were designated as SDNs pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery and their supporters.  These designations build on those issued in March 2023, when OFAC designated five PRC-based companies and one individual responsible for the sale and shipment of thousands of aerospace components, including those with UAV applications.  The list of designations is linked here and the Treasury Department press release is linked here.

US persons are generally prohibited from dealing directly or indirectly with SDNs, entities that are owned 50% or more by one or more SDNs, and their property or property interests.  Non-US persons can be held liable for “causing” violations by US persons involving transactions with SDNs and can also be subject to secondary sanctions risks (which would include, in particular, the risk of designation as an SDN themselves) for providing “material support” to SDNs.
The post US issues new sanctions designations related to Russia and Iranian drones, signaling continuously increasing risks appeared first on Sanctions & Export Controls Update.

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<![CDATA[Joint statement on the principles of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations]]> 2023-09-20T23:00:03Z Today, endorsers of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations are gathered during High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly’s 78th session to reaffirm our pledge to enhance international cooperation and end the practice of arbitrary arrest, detention or sentencing aimed at exercising leverage over foreign governments.

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<![CDATA[Joint statement on the principles of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations]]> 2023-09-20T23:00:03Z Today, endorsers of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations are gathered during High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly’s 78th session to reaffirm our pledge to enhance international cooperation and end the practice of arbitrary arrest, detention or sentencing aimed at exercising leverage over foreign governments.

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<![CDATA[Canada Amends Iranian Sanctions Regulations: 6 Individuals Targeted]]> 2023-09-20T17:49:10Z On September 14, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in an effort to impose costs on the Iranian regime for gross and systemic human rights violations. These amendments list an additional six individuals under Schedule 1 of the Regulations and is the 14th set of amending regulations issued by Canada since October 2022. As of the most recent amendments, Canada has sanctioned 176 Iranian individuals and 192 Iranian entities. 

The announcement comes on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody in Iran. The individuals listed in Canada’s sanctions include the Secretary and three senior members of Iran’s Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution. Other individuals listed include the senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran’s Kurdish provinces and the head of the Iranian Parliament’s national security and affairs committee. These sanctions are imposed in coordination with the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Schedule 1 of the Regulations imposes a dealings prohibition against the individuals and entities listed, effectively freezing any assets they hold in Canada. Individuals listed are also rendered inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. For more information on the dealings prohibition, read our previous blog post on Canada’s June 2023 Iran sanctions here.

Businesses should continually assess their sanctions compliance in this shifting legal landscape. Regulations made under the Special Economic Measures Act obligate persons in Canada and Canadian citizens to disclose certain property owned or controlled by Schedule 1 entities and any related transactional information to the RCMP. Additionally, certain entities have a continuing duty to determine and disclose certain property owned, held or controlled by Schedule 1 entities.

An unofficial copy of the legislative amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations that came into effect on September 14, 2023 are available on Global Affairs Canada’s website here.
The post Canada Amends Iranian Sanctions Regulations: 6 Individuals Targeted appeared first on Sanctions & Export Controls Update.

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<![CDATA[Joint Statement by Canada and the Netherlands on the launch of the Global Declaration on Information Integrity Online]]> 2023-09-20T17:11:53Z Information integrity is essential to help ensure the strength of democratic processes and to protect fundamental rights. The erosion of information integrity, including the propagation of disinformation, weakens the strength of democratic engagement because it hinders open public debate on important issues that affect all of us. Countries are coming together as a concrete step towards the development of international norms for addressing information integrity online that is rooted in democratic values.

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<![CDATA[Joint Statement by Canada and the Netherlands on the launch of the Global Declaration on Information Integrity Online]]> 2023-09-20T17:11:53Z Information integrity is essential to help ensure the strength of democratic processes and to protect fundamental rights. The erosion of information integrity, including the propagation of disinformation, weakens the strength of democratic engagement because it hinders open public debate on important issues that affect all of us. Countries are coming together as a concrete step towards the development of international norms for addressing information integrity online that is rooted in democratic values.

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<![CDATA[Speech: Deputy Prime Minister’s speech at the United Nations Security Council]]> 2023-09-20T17:00:00Z Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden’s speech on Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council in New York on 20 September 2023, as it was delivered.

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<![CDATA[Canada to welcome Japanese delegation to deepen commercial ties]]> 2023-09-20T15:46:43Z September 20, 2023 – The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will be hosting a Japanese delegation in Ottawa on September 21. This delegation will be led by his Excellency Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.

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<![CDATA[Canada to welcome Japanese delegation to deepen commercial ties]]> 2023-09-20T15:46:43Z September 20, 2023 – The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will be hosting a Japanese delegation in Ottawa on September 21. This delegation will be led by his Excellency Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 20, 2023]]> 2023-09-20T14:01:52Z 96

OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 20, 2023

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

USA v. Juan Donato Bautista: Criminal Complaint (‘$199M Philippine Bribery Scheme’)
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Criminal Complaint alleging laundering of bribery proceeds involving entities in Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and USA in USA v. Juan Andres Donato Bautista, described as the former chairman of the Commission on Elections of the Republic of the Philippines (COMELEC), at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Concord Management LLC et al: Complaint (‘$7.2B Unregistered Investment Advisers for Sanctioned Russian’)
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Complaint alleging the defendants operated as “investment advisers for the benefit of a single client: a wealthy former Russian political official living outside the United States” without being registered with the SEC, managing “a private fund securities portfolio with an estimated total value of $7.2 billion”, in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Concord Management LLC and Michael Matlin, both of New York, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Woodstock Capital International Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for Woodstock Capital International Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 19th, 2023.

Ryan O’Dell v. Capri Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Material Misrepresentations’)
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Complaint in Ryan O’Dell v. Capri Holdings Limited, described as a British Virgin Islands-domiciled, London, England-based company that “designs, markets, distributes, and retails branded women’s and men’s apparel, footwear, and accessories in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia”; John D. Idol, Marilyn Crouther, Robin Freestone, Judy Gibbons, Mahesh Madhavan, Stephen F. Reitman, Jane Thompson, and Jean Tomlin at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Valentina Gonzalez et al v. Prager Metis CPAs, LLC et al: Discovery Application (Venezuela)
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Application by Valentina Mata González, Alejandra Mata González, and Maryan Carolina Mata González to take discovery from Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, Zomma Group Management, LLC, Asia Condominium Association, Inc., Ponte S. Trinita Corp., One Tequesta Point Condominium Association, Inc., William J. Segal, P.A., and Hilda Josefina Medrano for use in legal proceedings in Venezuela regarding the estate of Ricardo Mata Fernández (deceased), filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. William Miller: Complaint (‘$10M Securities Fraud’)
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Complaint alleging the defendant “made material misstatements to two entities that would each invest $5 million in Woodstock Partners, a charter school in Minnesota and a real estate fund in Michigan” involving entities in the Cayman Islands, Delaware, and New Jersey in U.S. Securities and exchange Commission v. William E. Miller, of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Alameda Research LLC et al v. Allan Bankman et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfers’)
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Complaint “to recover millions of dollars in fraudulently transferred and misappropriated funds from the parents of FTX Founder Samuel Bankman-Fried” in Alameda Research LLC, a Delaware, USA-domiciled company “that had operations in the United States, Hong Kong, and The Bahamas”; Alameda Research Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda; West Realm Shires Inc., of Delaware, USA, and West Realm Shires Services Inc., d.b.a. FTX.US, of Delaware, USA v. Allan Joseph Bankman, described as “a tenured Stanford Law School professor with decades of experience in tax law”, and Barbara Fried, described as “a Stanford Law School professor who willingly enmeshed herself in the FTX Insiders’ world”, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

City of Ouro Preto v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Lender Liability for Brazil Environmental Damages’)
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Complaint for “for lender liability against the Defendants arising from loans and financing which directly promoted, and continues to promote, significant environmental degradation in and around the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais” in City of Ouro Preto, in Minas Gerais, Brazil v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Barclays Capital Inc., Citibank Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., JPMorgan, and JPMorgan Securities LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Tricia Janetzke v. eLoanWarehouse.com et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Indian Tribe Consumer Loan Fraud’)
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Hong Kong)
SEC v. Wilson Rondini III et al: Complaint (‘Unregistered Broker-Dealer’)
TMF (B.V.I.) Ltd.: $120K Fine (British Virgin Islands)
UFG Pulkovo JV Company Ltd.: Restoration Application
UFG Pulkovo (Cayman Finance) Ltd.: Restoration Application
Pulkovo Holding Company Ltd.: Restoration Application
O’K Ltd.: Restoration Application
Germany: PNC Bank (‘Supplier Imitation Fraud’)
USA v. Robert Dooner: Criminal Information (‘$745K Tax Fraud’)
Gemini Trust Company LLC v. Digital Currency Group Inc. et al: Amended Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
USA v. Binance Account 165978850: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Tech Support Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)
IIG Global Trade Finance Fund Ltd. et al v. International Investment Group LLC et al: Unredacted Complaint (‘$169M Fraudulent Transfers’)
BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc.: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)

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<![CDATA[Producing real change: key highlights of our results]]> 2023-09-20T14:00:00Z <![CDATA[OFSI amends Russia sanctions listings]]> 2023-09-20T13:30:54Z OFSI have amended the listing for Mikhail Fridman (notice).  The statement of reasons now says that Mr Fridman is and/or has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by working as a director of Alfa Group and ABH Holdings and by carrying on business in a sector of strategic significance to the Government of Russia.
The amendment removes reference to an association with President Putin and removes the statement that he is a “pro Kremlin oligarch”.
OFSI have corrected the listings for Zarakh Binsionovich Iliev, Igor Viktorovich Makarov, and Iskander Kakhramonovich “to remove reference to transport sanctions. Transport sanctions still apply to these entries as provided on the UK Sanctions List” (notice).
The post OFSI amends Russia sanctions listings appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[US: conviction for violation of Iran sanctions, arrest for violation of Russia sanctions]]> 2023-09-20T12:30:37Z A federal jury has convicted US national, Jalal Hajavi, of conspiring to violate US Iran sanctions by participating in a scheme to unlawfully export heavy equipment from the US, using a Florida-based business, to Iran by routing the shipments through the UAE.  Sentencing is scheduled for 14 December 2023 (press release).
Maxim Marchenko, a Russian citizen who resides in Hong Kong, was charged today in connection with his alleged participation in a scheme to unlawfully procure US-sourced dual-use microelectronics with military applications on behalf of end users in Russia using Hong Kong-based shell companies (press release, complaint).
The post US: conviction for violation of Iran sanctions, arrest for violation of Russia sanctions appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[OFAC delists individuals from Russia sanctions list]]> 2023-09-20T11:30:10Z OFAC has delisted from the Russia sanctions list Natalya Andreevna Alymova linked to PJSC Sberbank and Paul Goldfinch linked to PJSC Bank Otkritie (notice).
Natalya Alymova left Sberbank in May 2022 soon after it was designated by OFAC.
Paul Goldfinch had filed a lawsuit against the US Treasury on 17 July 2023, saying he resigned immediately after Bank Otkritie was listed in February 2022.
The post OFAC delists individuals from Russia sanctions list appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[OFAC makes designations connected with Iran’s UAV development]]> 2023-09-20T10:30:15Z OFAC have designated 7 individuals and 4 entities in connection with Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and military aircraft development (notice, press release):

  • Iran-based Shahin Co, an alias for the already-designated HESA (owned by Iran’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics), which manufacturers Iran’s UAVs;
  • Iran-based Mehdi Gogerdchian, Hamidreza Noori, and Husayn A’ini, who have served as directors of HESA;
  • PRC-based Shenzhen Jiasibo Technology Co Ltd, and managing director, Su Chunpeng, which have allegedly supplied Iran with aerospace-grade radar altimeter systems;
  • PRC-based Dong Wenbo, director of PRC-based Guilin Alpha Rubber and Plastics Technology Co Ltd, which has sold aircraft brake disks to HESA;
  • Russia-based Delta-Aero Technical Service Center LLC, Joint Stock Company Scientific Production Enterprise Aerosila, and Joint Stock Company Star, which have allegedly provided HESA with military aircraft components; and
  • Türkiye-based money exchangers, Mehmet Tokdemir and Alaaddin Aykut, who have allegedly facilitated U.S. dollar- and euro-denominated financial transactions worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of HESA’s procurement from various suppliers.

 
The post OFAC makes designations connected with Iran’s UAV development appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Ukraine files WTO lawsuit over agricultural import ban of neighbour countries]]> 2023-09-20T09:30:24Z On 2 May 2023, the EU implemented a temporary ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products into Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania after a large influx of Ukrainian products caused market distortions in these countries (press release).
On 15 September 2023, the EU lifted the ban (press release), and Ukraine is to put in place export controls to prevent the reoccurrence of market distortions.
However, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia have since imposed autonomous bans on Ukrainian food products.  In response, Ukraine yesterday filed WTO lawsuits against the 3 countries, submitting that their bans constitute a “violation of international obligations”.
Romania is also reportedly prepared to introduce a ban on Ukrainian grain for 30 days if import requests arise, whilst the Bulgarian parliament voted to lift the ban in accordance with the EU’s approach.
The post Ukraine files WTO lawsuit over agricultural import ban of neighbour countries appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Official Statistics: Forecasts for the UK economy: September 2023]]> 2023-09-20T09:00:04Z A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in September 2023.

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<![CDATA[US Iran designations and humanitarian channel]]> 2023-09-20T08:30:31Z OFAC have designated Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former president of Iran, and the Department of State has designated the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security for the detention of US nationals, including former FBI agent, Bob Levinson (notice, press release, press release).
The Department of State also imposed visa restrictions on 2 Iranian prison officials for their “inhuman treatment of detainees” and is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on 3 Iranian government officials (press release).
The US government also announced the establishment of a humanitarian channel in Qatar to facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance to the people of Iran (notice).  FAQ 1135 explains how companies can remain compliant with US sanctions when participating in the humanitarian channel.
The post US Iran designations and humanitarian channel appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[143/2023 : 20 September 2023 – Judgment of the General Court in case T-131/16 RENV]]> 2023-09-20T07:55:49Z Belgium v Commission

State aid

Tax rulings: the tax exemptions granted by Belgium to companies forming part of multinational groups constitute an unlawful aid scheme

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<![CDATA[United Kingdom: Wagner is proscribed by the UK government]]> 2023-09-20T05:58:00Z Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled  Wagner is proscribed by the UK government on 15 September 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.
The post United Kingdom: Wagner is proscribed by the UK government appeared first on Global Compliance News.

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<![CDATA[Canada calls for cessation of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region]]> 2023-09-20T00:23:55Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement

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<![CDATA[Canada calls for cessation of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region]]> 2023-09-20T00:23:55Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement

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<![CDATA[Minister Ng to participate in first annual North American Manufacturing Conference]]> 2023-09-19T19:31:25Z The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, will participate virtually in the first annual North American Manufacturing Conference, to be held in Washington, D.C., on September 20, 2023.

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<![CDATA[Minister Ng to participate in first annual North American Manufacturing Conference]]> 2023-09-19T19:31:25Z The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, will participate virtually in the first annual North American Manufacturing Conference, to be held in Washington, D.C., on September 20, 2023.

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<![CDATA[Press release: Defence Secretary pledges tens of thousands of more artillery shells for Ukraine]]> 2023-09-19T16:34:03Z The UK has delivered over 300,000 artillery shells to Ukraine and is committed to delivering tens of thousands more artillery shells this year, the Defence Secretary announced today.

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<![CDATA[Minister Joly to co-host dialogue on the Initiative against arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations]]> 2023-09-19T16:24:41Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will co-host a high-level dialogue on the initiative against arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations on the margins of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

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<![CDATA[Minister Joly to co-host dialogue on the Initiative against arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations]]> 2023-09-19T16:24:41Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will co-host a high-level dialogue on the initiative against arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations on the margins of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

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<![CDATA[EU Court rejects Synesis and Shatrov Belarus delisting cases]]> 2023-09-19T14:30:11Z In Cases T-97/21 and T-215/22 Synesis v Council and Cases T-523/21 and T-216/22 Shatrov v Council, the General Court of the EU rejected the applications to annul the Belarus sanctions designations of Synesis and Alexander Shatrov.  The UK High Court rejected Synesis’ challenge to its UK sanctions listing in March 2023 (see previous post).
Synesis and Mr Shatrov were listed for providing the Belarus government with a surveillance platform, KIPOD, which could be used for the repression of civil society.   The Court held that the EU’s reasons for the listings were justified and not based on a manifest error of assessment. Mr Shatrov’s listing was justified even after he stopped being the owner of Synesis, because he maintained links as a minority shareholder and as owner of Panoptes, operator of the surveillance system.
The judgments are on the EU Judgments section of this site.
The post EU Court rejects Synesis and Shatrov Belarus delisting cases appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Iran-related Designations and Designation Update; Non-Proliferation Designations and Designation Update; Counter Terrorism Designations Removals]]> 2023-09-19T14:30:00Z OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action

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Sunac China Holdings Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for Sunac China Holdings Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 19th, 2023.

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Hong Kong)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Hong Kong by Gao Xi, as the Foreign Representative of Sunac China Holdings Limited, described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, Hong Kong-based “ultimate holding company of a group of companies … which is principally engaged in the property development and property investment business in the People’s Republic of China”, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Tricia Janetzke v. eLoanWarehouse.com et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Indian Tribe Consumer Loan Fraud’)
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Class Action Complaint in Tricia Janetzke v. Opichi Funds LLC, d.b.a. eLoanWarehouse.com, purportedly “an entity organized as “an economic development arm and instrumentality of, and wholly-owned and controlled by, the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, a federally-recognized sovereign American Indian Tribe”; David Johnson, Kirk Michael Chewning, Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP, Dimension Credit (Cayman), L.P., of the Cayman Islands; Strategic Link Consulting, LP, Esoteric Ventures, LLC, InfoTel International Ltd., of Belize; M. Mark High, Ltd., of Belize; Kim Anderson, Jay Clark, LaCourte Oreilles Financial Services II, LLC and Does 1-20 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

TMF (B.V.I.) Ltd.: $120K Fine (British Virgin Islands)
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Public Notice by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission that it has imposed a fine of $120,000 on TMF (B.V.I.) Ltd. for regulatory breaches.

SEC v. Wilson Rondini III et al: Complaint (‘Unregistered Broker-Dealer’)
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Complaint alleging the defendants operated as a broker-dealer without being registered in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Wilson J. Rondini III, of Florida, USA; Falcon Capital LLP, of the United Kingdom, and Falcon Capital Partners Limited, of Hong Kong, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

UFG Pulkovo JV Company Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of UFG Pulkovo JV Company Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

UFG Pulkovo (Cayman Finance) Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of UFG Pulkovo (Cayman Finance) Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

O’K Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of O’K Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Pulkovo Holding Company Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of Pulkovo Holding Company Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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USA v. Binance Account 165978850: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Tech Support Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)
IIG Global Trade Finance Fund Ltd. et al v. International Investment Group LLC et al: Unredacted Complaint (‘$169M Fraudulent Transfers’)
BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc.: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)
JGC Holdings Corporation v. Kingdom of Spain: Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award (€23.5M)
USA v. Irina Barrett: Extradition Complaint (‘Fraud’)
MBC International Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
SS International: Directors (Cayman Islands)
MBC International Ltd.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition
US Bank NA et al v. The Charitable Donor Advised Fund LP et al: Originating Summons
Platipus International Ltd.: Restoration Application
Poland: Namecheap (‘€32K Attempted Fraud by Email’)
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<![CDATA[UK proscribes Wagner Group as terrorist organisation]]> 2023-09-19T12:30:15Z On 15 September 2023, the Wagner Group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation (press release, policy paper) under the Terrorism Act 2000.
Proscription of an organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000 makes it a criminal offence:

  • to belong to the organisation (section 11);
  • invite support for the organisation (section 12(1));
  • express an opinion or belief that is supportive of the organisation (section 12(1A));
  • arrange or address a meeting that furthers the activities of the organisation (section 12(2)-(3));
  • wear the organisation’s clothing (section 13); and
  • publish an image of clothing or other article of the organisation (section 13(1A)).

The post UK proscribes Wagner Group as terrorist organisation appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Correspondence: HMT’s statement of strategic priorities to the UK Infrastructure Bank (September 2023)]]> 2023-09-19T11:50:46Z The Chancellor’s letter to the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) setting out the government’s priorities for the institution.

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<![CDATA[China sanctions US defence entities]]> 2023-09-19T11:30:50Z In accordance with its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (AFSL), China has announced sanctions on 2 US defence corporations for supplying arms to Taiwan (press release).  According to the China Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

  • Lockheed Martin Corporation directly participated in a US arms sale to Taiwan announced on August 24 as the principal contractor; and
  • Northrop Grumman participated in several US arms sales to Taiwan.

Beijing did not specify what measures it will take against the 2 entities, but pursuant to Article 6 of the AFSL, if an entity is included on the AFSL “Countermeasure List”, the State Council is entitled to adopt a range of measures, including:

  • seize, detain, and freeze movable and immovable property in China belonging to the entity;
  • prohibit the entity from conducting transactions in China and cooperating with Chinese entities; and
  • “other necessary measures”.

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<![CDATA[EU, UK, US, Canada, and Australia make Iran designations]]> 2023-09-19T10:30:51Z On the 1-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after being arrested for violating Iran’s mandatory hijab law, and the subsequent crackdown on protests, the EU, UK, US, Canada, and Australia have designated Iranian officials and entities.
The EU designated 4 individuals and 6 entities, including a Deputy to the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, police commanders,  various Iranian prisons, and the Supreme Council of Cyberspace (press release, statement of High Representative, Council Implementing Decision, Council Implementing Regulation).
The UK designated 4 individuals and 1 entity, the Minister and Deputy Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the Mayor of Tehran, and an police spokesman, and Arvan Cloud (press release, notice).
The US designated 29 individuals and entities in connection with the suppression of the protests following Amini’s death, including 18 key members of the regime’s security forces, and individuals connected with the censorship of the internet (press release, press release, statement of Secretary of State, notice).
Canada designated 6 individuals, including the Secretary and 3 senior members of Iran’s Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution (press release, notice).
Australia designated 4 individuals and 3 entities allegedly responsible for the oppression of the people in Iran under Australia’s recently expanded Iran sanctions regime (press releasenotice, previous post).
The post EU, UK, US, Canada, and Australia make Iran designations appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[EU Commission publishes draft 2024 dual-use control list]]> 2023-09-19T09:30:43Z On 15 September 2023, the European Commission published a proposed version of the 2024 list of controlled dual-use items.  The EU Parliament and Council have 2 months to suggest amendments before it enters into force.
The post EU Commission publishes draft 2024 dual-use control list appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Switzerland updates sanctions guidance on iron and steel products]]> 2023-09-19T08:30:24Z The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs has updated the interpretative aid for (Russia) sanctions measures (notice), providing further guidance on the interpretation of article 14a concerned with iron and steel products and economically significant goods, which outlines:

  • when the purchase and transport (and the provision of related services eg financial) of such goods is and is not permitted; and
  • what is considered sufficient proof of the country of origin and in which cases such proof is needed.

The post Switzerland updates sanctions guidance on iron and steel products appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[EU court interprets Russia sanctions designation criteria in Rashnikov]]> 2023-09-18T16:30:32Z In Case T-305/22 Rashnikov v Council the General Court of the EU rejected Viktor Rashnikov’s application to annul his EU designation.  He is listed on the grounds that as chairman of the board of MMK iron & steel works he is a “leading Russian businessperson involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue” to the Russian government. The Court said that reason was sufficiently clear, and that the criterion was not discriminatory / disproportionate.
“Leading businessperson involved in an economic sector providing the government with a substantial source of revenue”, according to the judgment, refers to someone’s importance in light of their occupational status, economic activities, functions, extent of capital holdings etc. And the economic sectors in which they operate must constitute a substantial source of revenue to the government (here the metallurgy sector). The Council did not need to show any further link with the regime. On a re-listing, the EU can rely on evidence that justified the original listing but must consider whether the context and facts have changed.
The judgment is on the EU Judgments section of this site.

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<![CDATA[G7 to introduce Russia diamonds import ban]]> 2023-09-18T15:35:49Z A Belgian official has reportedly indicated that a ban on the imports of Russian diamonds will be agreed by the G7 over the coming weeks.  The ban will supposedly consist of a direct ban on purchases from 1 January 2024 as well as an indirect ban to come into effect more gradually.
The G7 previously promised to “reduce the revenues that Russia extracts from the export of diamonds” at the Hiroshima Summit in May (previous post) at the same time as the UK Prime Minister announced the UK’s plan to introduce legislation this year banning the import of Russian diamonds, copper, aluminium, and nickel (previous post).
 
The post G7 to introduce Russia diamonds import ban appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Iran-related Designation and Designation update; Hostages and Wrongfully Detained U.S. Nationals Designations; Publication of Iran-related Frequently Asked Questions]]> 2023-09-18T15:15:00Z Today, the U.S. government announced the establishment of a humanitarian channel in Qatar (HC) to further facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance to the people of Iran consistent with the U.S. government’s longstanding support for humanitarian trade. Similar to humanitarian channels established under previous administrations, the HC is designed to support the Iranian people’s access to food, agricultural goods, medicine, and medical devices under stringent due diligence measures that guard against money laundering, misuse, and evasion of U.S. sanctions. The HC does not lift any U.S. sanctions on Iran, and the U.S. government continues to impose sanctions on Iran’s malign activity, including in response to Iran’s weapons proliferation and its support for international terrorism. More information is available here.

The following additions and changes have been made to OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals:

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 18, 2023]]> 2023-09-18T14:03:14Z 96

OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 18, 2023

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Germany: PNC Bank (‘Supplier Imitation Fraud’)
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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from PNC Bank – pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany – for a criminal investigation into “an unknown perpetrator(s) for fraud”.

SS International: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for SS International, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 17th, 2023.

BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc.: Chapter 15 Petition (Canada)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by Sarah Eskandan, as the Foreign Representative of BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc., described as “one of three affiliated entities comprising BioSteel, a sports nutrition and hydration company, focused on high quality ingredients and with a presence in professional sports markets”, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

MBC International Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for MBC International Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 16th, 2023.

USA v. Binance Account 165978850: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Tech Support Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)
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Forfeiture Complaint regarding the proceeds of a fraud by someone allegedly pretending to be from ‘Microsoft technical support’ and laundering via crypto in USA v. Any and All Virtual Currency, Funds, Monies, and other things of value stored in or accessible at Binance associated with User ID 165978850 at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

JGC Holdings Corporation v. Kingdom of Spain: Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award (€23.5M)
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Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award of €23.5 million in JGC Holdings Corporation, of Japan v. Kingdom of Spain at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

MBC International Ltd.: ‘Court Supervision’ Petition
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Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of MBC International Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Gemini Trust Company LLC v. Digital Currency Group Inc. et al: Amended Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
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Amended Complaint in Gemini Trust Company LLC v. Digital Currency Group Inc. and Barry Silbert at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

IIG Global Trade Finance Fund Ltd. et al v. International Investment Group LLC et al: Unredacted Complaint (‘$169M Fraudulent Transfers’)
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Unredacted Complaint in IIG Global Trade Finance Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation), IIG Structured Trade Finance Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation), both of the Cayman Islands, and Christopher Kennedy and Alexander Lawson, as Joint Official Liquidators and as assignees of the creditors of IIG Global Trade Finance Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation) and IIG Structured Trade Finance Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation) v. International Investment Group L.L.C., Trade Finance Trust, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Assured Investment Management LLC (f/k/a BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC), Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, Elanus Capital Management, LLC, BlueMountain Foinaven Master Fund L.P., BlueMountain Logan Opportunities Master Fund L.P., BlueMountain Montenvers Master Fund SCA SICAV-SIF, BlueMountain Timberline Ltd., BlueMountain Kicking Horse Fund L.P., BlueMountain Credit Opportunities Master Fund I L.P., Tennenbaum Senior Loan Fund IV-B, LP, Tennenbaum Senior Loan Fund II, LP, Tennenbaum Senior Loan Operating III, LLC, Corporate Capital Trust, Inc., KKR Debt Investors II (2006) (Ireland) L.P., KKR TRS Holdings, Ltd., KKR-PBPR Capital Partners L.P., Special Value Continuation Partners, LP, and Elanus Capital Investments Master SP Series 1, John Doe Subsequent Transferees 1-10,000 at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Robert Dooner: Criminal Information (‘$745K Tax Fraud’)
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Criminal Information alleging $744,977 tax fraud in USA v. Robert N. Dooner, described as “a resident of Ibiza, Spain, and/or Abu Dhabi, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates” and “co-owner of a United Arab Emirates-based internet and communications company”, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Irina Barrett: Extradition Complaint (‘Fraud’)
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Complaint to extradite Irina Barrett, a citizen of Germany, from the USA to Germany, to “serve the remainder” of a prison sentence for fraud and, in a separate case, face “154 counts of commercial fraud”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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US Bank NA et al v. The Charitable Donor Advised Fund LP et al: Originating Summons
Platipus International Ltd.: Restoration Application
Poland: Namecheap (‘€32K Attempted Fraud by Email’)
SEC v. NDB Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$1.2M Securities Fraud’)
Binance Cyprus Ltd.: Crypto Register Deletion (Cyprus)
Etting Street Remembered LLC v. Karim Prince Tshibangu et al: Complaint (‘Film Financing’)
Alfa Capital Markets Ltd.: Voting Rights Suspension (Cyprus)
Alessandro Leonardi et al v. Sotheby’s Inc. et al: Discovery Application (Italy)
Caribbean Commercial Investment Bank Ltd. v. Robert Cromwell et al: Complaint (‘$610K Loan Guaranty’)
Kevin Gelasio v. Haris bin Zafar et al: Complaint (‘$2.5M NFT Crypto Fraud’)
Weihua Du v. Shalom Segelman et al: Complaint (‘$550K E-B Investor Immigration Program Fraud’)
Bianco Capital Ltd.: Restoration Application
LedgerScore Pte Ltd. et al v. AuBit International: Winding Up Petition (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Jianxin Yu: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
Ling Zhang: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)

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<![CDATA[Privacy International’s Briefing on the Draft Text of the UN Cybercrime Convention]]> 2023-09-18T13:53:19Z <![CDATA[Canada appoints new ambassador to Haiti]]> 2023-09-18T13:47:25Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the appointment of André François Giroux as Ambassador of Canada to Haiti. He replaces Sébastien Carrière.

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<![CDATA[Canada appoints new ambassador to Haiti]]> 2023-09-18T13:47:25Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the appointment of André François Giroux as Ambassador of Canada to Haiti. He replaces Sébastien Carrière.

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<![CDATA[Parliamentary Secretary Oliphant to attend 78th session of United Nations General Assembly]]> 2023-09-17T15:37:18Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be in New York City, New York, on September 17 and 18, 2023, to attend the 78th session of United Nations General Assembly.

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<![CDATA[Parliamentary Secretary Oliphant to attend 78th session of United Nations General Assembly]]> 2023-09-17T15:37:18Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be in New York City, New York, on September 17 and 18, 2023, to attend the 78th session of United Nations General Assembly.

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<![CDATA[Minister Joly to welcome Swiss counterpart to Ottawa]]> 2023-09-17T13:00:00Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will welcome Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, on September 18.

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<![CDATA[Minister Joly welcomes Brunei Darussalam’s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs to Canada]]> 2023-09-17T13:00:00Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that she will welcome Dato Erywan Yusof, Brunei Darussalam’s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Canada on September 18, 2023.

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<![CDATA[Minister Joly to welcome Swiss counterpart to Ottawa]]> 2023-09-17T13:00:00Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will welcome Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, on September 18.

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<![CDATA[Minister Joly welcomes Brunei Darussalam’s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs to Canada]]> 2023-09-17T13:00:00Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that she will welcome Dato Erywan Yusof, Brunei Darussalam’s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Canada on September 18, 2023.

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Weekly Digest – September 16, 2023]]> 2023-09-16T14:01:49Z 96

OffshoreAlert Weekly Digest – September 16, 2023

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Saturday, September 16, 2023

Poland: Namecheap (‘€32K Attempted Fraud by Email’)
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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Namecheap Inc. regarding an “account associated with e@eudirector.com” – pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland – for a criminal investigation into “an unknown suspect for attempted fraud offenses”.

Alessandro Leonardi et al v. Sotheby’s Inc. et al: Discovery Application (Italy)
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Application by Alessandro Leonardi, Alessandra Leonardi, and Anna Maria Zoni, described as “Italian residents who have been sued by the Struna Estate in the Court of Bologna, Italy as the surviving heirs (the Leonardis) and widow (Zoni) of Renzo Leonardi”, to take discovery from Sotheby’s Inc. and Iron Mountain Information Management LLC, d.b.a. Crozier Fine Arts, for use in legal proceedings in Italy regarding “a dispute stemming from a transaction in which the Applicants’ now-deceased patriarch, Renzo Leonardi, purchased a bronze Head of Fernande by Pablo Picasso from the now-deceased William Conrad Struna for $1 million dollars”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. NDB Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$1.2M Securities Fraud’)
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Complaint alleging “the fraudulent offer and sale of securities” in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. NDB Inc., described as a Wyoming-domiciled and based “private technology startup company formerly based in San Francisco and Pleasanton, California”, and Nima Golsharifi, described as a resident of London, England, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

US Bank NA et al v. The Charitable Donor Advised Fund LP et al: Originating Summons
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Originating Summons in U.S. Bank N.A., as Trustee; Joshua N. Terry, and ACIS Capital Management L.P., as Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants v. The Charitable Donor Advised Fund L.P., CLO Holdco Ltd., and NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, as Defendants and Counter-Plaintiffs, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Platipus International Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of Platipus International Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Caribbean Commercial Investment Bank Ltd. v. Robert Cromwell et al: Complaint (‘$610K Loan Guaranty’)
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Complaint for $610,507 against the alleged “guarantors” of a loan issued to Indigo Holdings Ltd., of Anguilla, in William Tacon, as Administrator of Caribbean Commercial Investment Bank Ltd., of Anguilla v. Robert Cromwell and Sarit L. Rozycki, both of Scarsdale, New York, USA, described as “sole shareholders of Indigo”, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Weihua Du v. Shalom Segelman et al: Complaint (‘$550K E-B Investor Immigration Program Fraud’)
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Complaint in Weihua Du, described as “a Chinese foreign investor who participated in the U.S. Government’s EB-5 investor immigration program” v. Shalom Segelman, Line DC Manager LLC, The Line DC Escrow LLC, Yucaipa U.S. Hospitality Partners, LLC, YAAF II Parallel (U.S. Hospitality Partners), Inc., Adams Morgan Managing Member LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel Holdings LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel JV LLC, Adam Morgan Hotel Members LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel Owner LLC, Milou Chesapeake Regional Center LLC, Yevgeny Samokhleb, and Liu & Bitterman PLLC at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

LedgerScore Pte Ltd. et al v. AuBit International: Winding Up Petition (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
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Winding Up Petition in LedgerScore Pte Ltd., of Singapore; LS Litigation Holdings LLC, of Wyoming, USA, and Earn Guild Pte Ltd., of Singapore, collectively described as “retail investors who utilized an online cryptocurrency trading platform operated by the Company called “Freeway”, and who invested in Freeway’s Supercharger program” v. AuBit International at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Jolly Capital Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for Jolly Capital Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 12th, 2023.

Digicel Group Holdings Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Bermuda)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Bermuda by Lawrence Hickey, as the Foreign Representative of Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Orlando Contreras Saab: Criminal Information (‘Venezuela Bribery’)
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Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act “by engaging in a scheme to bribe Venezuelan officials to obtain and retain contracts and other business advantages, including obtaining multi-million-dollar contracts with entities and instrumentalities owned and controlled by the Venezuelan government for the production, importation, and distribution of food and medicine to the people of Venezuela”, in USA v. Orlando Alfonso Contreras Saab, described as a citizen of Venezuela, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

CBS Interactive Inc. et al v. World Boxing Council, Inc.: Discovery Application (England)
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Application by CBS Interactive Inc. and Boxing Acquisition Inc. to take discovery from World Boxing Council, Inc. for legal proceedings in England in which “British heavyweight boxer Dillian Whyte has sued the Applicants over two news reports published on the Boxing Scene website in July 2019, which reported on an adverse test result that Whyte received from UK Anti-Doping”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Binance Cyprus Ltd.: Crypto Register Deletion (Cyprus)
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Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has deleted Binance Cyprus Ltd. from the “Register of Service Providers of Crypto-assets” because “it has not provided services on Crypto-assets for a continuous period of six months”.

Jolly Capital Ltd.: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
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Warning Notice by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority that it “proposes to cancel” the Securities registration of Jolly Capital Limited for regulatory breaches.

Ling Zhang: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
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Warning Notice by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority that it “proposes to cancel the director registration held by” Ling Zhang, of Beijing, China, for regulatory breaches.

Jianxin Yu: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
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Warning Notice by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority that it “proposes to cancel the director registration held by” Jianxin Yu, of Beijing, China, for regulatory breaches.

IIG Structured Trade Finance Fund Ltd. v. Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Ltda. et al: Complaint (‘$61.5M Loans’)
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Complaint for “repayment of more than $61,500,000.00” in IIG Structured Trade Finance Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands v. Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada, of Argentina, and Sancor do Brasil Productos Alimenticios Ltda., of Brazil, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Cayman Enterprise City Ltd. v. DLE Digital SEZC et al: Complaint (‘$15K Unpaid Fees’)
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Complaint for $15,375 in allegedly unpaid fees in Cayman Enterprise City Ltd. v. DLE Digital SEZC and DLE Resource SEZC at the Cayman Islands Summary Court.

DLE Resource SEZC: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for DLE Resource SEZC, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 8th, 2023.

DLE Digital SEZC: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for DLE Digital SEZC, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 8th, 2023.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. LayerZero Labs Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfers’)
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Complaint in FTX Trading Ltd., an Antigua and Barbuda company that was based in the Bahamas; Maclaurin Investments Ltd., formerly known as Alameda Ventures Ltd., of the Seychelles, and West Realm Shires Services Inc., of Delaware, USA v. LayerZero Labs Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Ari Litan, described as a resident of Florida, USA, and Skip & Goose LLC, of Kansas, USA, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Ubaydullo Mirvaydulloev v. Sea Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint
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Class Action Complaint in Ubaydullo Mirvaydulloev v. Sea Limited, described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, Singapore-based company that is part of a froup that “provides digital entertainment, ecommerce, and digital financial services in Asia, Latin America, and internationally”; Forrest Xiaodong Li, and Tony Tianyu Hou at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Kevin Gelasio v. Haris bin Zafar et al: Complaint (‘$2.5M NFT Crypto Fraud’)
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Complaint “about a pseudonymous Internet trickster and amateur artist who thinks his quasi-anonymity and modest notoriety allows him to criminally defraud his ostensible friends and business partners, psychologically manipulate and bully them into silence, and unjustly enrich himself at their expense without facing any repercussions” in Kevin Gelasio, described as “a full-time nurse and part-time cryptocurrency trader” v. Haris bin Zafar, described as a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, and Project Ether Limited, of Hong Kong, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Bianco Capital Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of Bianco Capital Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

USA v. Samvel Grigoryan et al: Criminal Complaint (‘Unlicensed Crypto Money Transmitter coinexchange.am’)
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Criminal Complaint alleging the defendants “engaged in unlicensed money transmitting business [coinexchange.am], in that they are exchanging cryptocurrency for funds in the form of United States currency, charging a fee as a percentage of the amount of the transfer” in USA v. Samvel Grigoryan and Hayk Martirosyan, both citizens of Armenia, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Coinfinity LLC v. Supplybit LLC: Complaint (‘Crypto Mining Dispute’)
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Complaint in Coinfinity LLC, of Wyoming v. Supplybit LLC, a Delaware company based in Puerto Rico that “provides cryptocurrency mining services”, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Oleg Koziar et al v. Blammo Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$669K Blammo Crypto Trading Fraud’)
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Complaint alleging “Plaintiffs were victimized by cybercriminals who intentionally and unlawfully utilized a fake cryptocurrency trading website called ‘Blammo'”, causing them to lose their “entire retirement portfolio, all of their cash, and … incur at least $250,000.00 in debts” in Oleg Koziar, and Rimma Koziar, described as “retirees of Ukrainian extraction in their 60s” v. Blammo Ltd., Alamas Group Europe OÜ, of Estonia; John Doe and Jane Doe at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Etting Street Remembered LLC v. Karim Prince Tshibangu et al: Complaint (‘Film Financing’)
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Complaint to avoid transfers in Etting Street Remembered LLC, of Texas, USA v. Karim Prince Tshibangu, described as “an individual of unknown citizenship”; Golden Crab Film Production Limited, and Karim P Production Limited, both described as being domiciled in the United Kingdom, at the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

Harshil Topiwala v. Fred Khalilian et al: Complaint (‘$583K Crypto Investment Guaranty’)
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Complaint alleging failure to honor a “personal guaranty” regarding a $583,500 investment in Harshil Topiwala, a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom v. Fereidoun “Fred” Khalilian and BlockChain Consulting Group, LLC at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

Alfa Capital Markets Ltd.: Voting Rights Suspension (Cyprus)
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Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has suspended the voting rights of Alfa-Bank JSC, of Russia, regarding Alfa Capital Markets Ltd., of which Alfa-Bank is the “sole direct shareholder”.

Monoikos Marine Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of Monoikos Marine Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Savannah Midstream Investment Ltd. v. Citibank NA et al: Petition (‘$151M Attempted Theft’)
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Petition to enjoin the respondents “from permitting the Republic of Chad and entities acting at its de facto direction to steal the equivalent of over $151 million held in bank accounts with Citibank’s branch in Gabon, which is controlled by Citibank” in Savannah Midstream Investment Limited, of the Bahamas v. Citibank, N.A. and Citigroup, Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Huntsman Gay Capital Partners Fund GP Ltd. et al v. Rhett Neuenschwander: Complaint (‘$931K Unjust Enrichment’)
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Complaint in Huntsman Gay Capital Partners Fund GP Ltd. and Huntsman Gay Capital Partners Fund Carry Allocation Vehicle L.P., both of the Cayman Islands v. Rhett Neuenschwander, of Alpine, Utah, USA, at the Fourth Judicial District Court for Utah County.

Cayman Spectrum (NZ) Co.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of Cayman Spectrum (NZ) Co. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Natsuhiro Samejima v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (SFVI Ltd.)
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Fixed Date Claim Form regarding SFVI Limited in Natsuhiro Samejima, of Tokyo, Japan v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Accesso Technology Group Plc v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (VisionOne Worldwide Ltd.)
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Fixed Date Claim Form regarding VisionOne Worldwide Ltd. in Accesso Technology Group Plc, of England v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

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<![CDATA[Minister Ng meets with provincial and territorial trade ministers]]> 2023-09-15T23:15:34Z Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, concluded a productive meeting with counterparts as part of the yearly Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting for Ministers Responsible for International Trade.

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<![CDATA[Minister Ng meets with provincial and territorial trade ministers]]> 2023-09-15T23:15:34Z Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, concluded a productive meeting with counterparts as part of the yearly Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting for Ministers Responsible for International Trade.

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<![CDATA[The 'Identity Crisis' around the world]]> 2023-09-15T23:00:01Z <![CDATA[Security Council Sanctions Committee Concerning Democratic Republic of Congo Meets with Group of Experts]]> 2023-09-15T20:45:56Z On 8 September 2023, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo were briefed by the Coordinator of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo in connection with the Group’s workplan for its mandate in pursuance of Security Council resolution 2688 (2023).

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<![CDATA[Canada announces humanitarian assistance in response to flooding in Libya]]> 2023-09-15T19:31:05Z The flooding in Libya caused by Storm Daniel has resulted in significant loss of life and devastated infrastructure, creating a crisis for the displaced people now dealing with the aftermath.

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<![CDATA[Canada announces humanitarian assistance in response to flooding in Libya]]> 2023-09-15T19:31:05Z The flooding in Libya caused by Storm Daniel has resulted in significant loss of life and devastated infrastructure, creating a crisis for the displaced people now dealing with the aftermath.

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<![CDATA[Statement on International Day of Democracy]]> 2023-09-15T17:57:42Z “The International Day of Democracy is a timely opportunity to renew our commitment to democratic principles and values at this pivotal juncture for all countries. No system of government is perfect, but democratic governance is the surest route to lasting peace, sustainable prosperity, and the respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights for all. Unfortunately, democracy today faces unprecedented challenges worldwide. Threats to freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association, and the undermining of information integrity are all contributing to the erosion of civic space. We are also seeing too many countries with electoral processes that are disrupted or targeted by malicious attempts to misinform. These attempts interfere with people’s capacity to access transparent, factual and independent information, to freely participate in elections, and to exercise their right to vote.

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<![CDATA[Statement on International Day of Democracy]]> 2023-09-15T17:57:42Z “The International Day of Democracy is a timely opportunity to renew our commitment to democratic principles and values at this pivotal juncture for all countries. No system of government is perfect, but democratic governance is the surest route to lasting peace, sustainable prosperity, and the respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights for all. Unfortunately, democracy today faces unprecedented challenges worldwide. Threats to freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association, and the undermining of information integrity are all contributing to the erosion of civic space. We are also seeing too many countries with electoral processes that are disrupted or targeted by malicious attempts to misinform. These attempts interfere with people’s capacity to access transparent, factual and independent information, to freely participate in elections, and to exercise their right to vote.

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<![CDATA[UN terrorism report concerns about proscription targeted sanctions criteria]]> 2023-09-15T16:18:58Z The UN Secretary General has submitted a report to the General Assembly on human rights concerns in the context of countering terrorism and violent extremism for the period from July 2021 to June 2023.  The report is on the UN Guidance section of this site.
The report raises a number of concerns including about proscription of groups and targeted sanctions: “…national criteria for the listing and proscription of organisations raise recurring concerns regarding their compliance with international human rights standards, including the principle of non-discrimination, due process guarantees and the right to an effective remedy”.
The post UN terrorism report concerns about proscription targeted sanctions criteria appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[On first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, Canada announces additional sanctions against Iranian regime]]> 2023-09-15T16:08:27Z A year has passed since Mahsa Amini died due to the actions of Iran’s so-called Morality Police. Since then, Canada has led international efforts to respond to the Iranian regime’s actions by imposing sanctions on 31 entities and 129 individuals for gross and systematic violations of human rights and grave threats to international peace and security.

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<![CDATA[On first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, Canada announces additional sanctions against Iranian regime]]> 2023-09-15T16:08:27Z A year has passed since Mahsa Amini died due to the actions of Iran’s so-called Morality Police. Since then, Canada has led international efforts to respond to the Iranian regime’s actions by imposing sanctions on 31 entities and 129 individuals for gross and systematic violations of human rights and grave threats to international peace and security.

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<![CDATA[EU judgment in Venezuela case on international law & sanctions]]> 2023-09-15T15:10:06Z In 2021, the European Court of Justice held that Venezuela had standing to challenge the EU’s Venezuela sanctions regime (previous post).
In a judgment this week, the Grand Chamber of the EU General Court rejected that challenge (press release).  Key points:
1. Right to be heard: the Venezuelan government did not have the right to be heard before the adoption of the sanctions, because they were challenging general not targeted sanctions.
2. Obligation to state reasons had been complied with: sanctions imposed because of the “deterioration of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in Venezuela” in order to “prevent further violence, excessive use of force and violations of human rights”.
3. No manifest error: The EU had relied on credible and reliable information in order to conclude that there was “brutal repression” by the Venezuelan regime, eg reports by Human Rights Watch and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The Venezuelan government’s reports that it had prosecuted abuses were not sufficient to show a manifest error.
4. Sanctions didn’t breach international law:

  • The sanctions were not unlawful countermeasures, since not intended as a reaction to an internationally wrongful act imputable to the Venezuelan government.  Therefore Article 49 of the Draft articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts adopted by the UN International Law Commission (which says countermeasures are “limited to the non-performance of international obligations of the State taking the measures towards the responsible State”) does not apply.
  • No breach of principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of Venezuela; the right (based on ICJ caselaw) to be informed before the EU adopts countermeasures did not apply.
  • Venezuela failed to establish a general international practice requiring authorisation from the UN Security Council before the adoption of EU sanctions or requirement in the EU treaties that the EU consult the UN before adoption of sanctions.
  • No breach of WTO rules/ Agreements.

5. Proportionality and extra-territorial effect

  • A reasonable connection between the restrictions (export control on equipment that may be used for internal repression) and the prevention of further violence.
  • No unlawful extra-territorial effects, since the measures solely concern individuals and entities falling within EU jurisdiction (either as EU citizens or located in the EU).

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<![CDATA[UK and US extend Sakhalin-2 Project sanctions exemption]]> 2023-09-15T14:10:37Z The UK and the US have extended the exemption of the Sakhalin-2 Project from Russia sanctions until 28 June 2024:

 The project is an oil and gas development in Sakhalin Island, Russia, and supplies about 9% of Japan’s liquified natural gas imports.
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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 15, 2023]]> 2023-09-15T14:02:17Z 96

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Poland: Namecheap (‘€32K Attempted Fraud by Email’)
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Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Namecheap Inc. regarding an “account associated with e@eudirector.com” – pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Poland – for use in a criminal investigation into “an unknown suspect for attempted fraud offenses”.

SEC v. NDB Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$1.2M Securities Fraud’)
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Complaint alleging “the fraudulent offer and sale of securities” in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. NDB Inc., described as a Wyoming-domiciled and based “private technology startup company formerly based in San Francisco and Pleasanton, California”, and Nima Golsharifi, described as a resident of London, England, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

US Bank NA et al v. The Charitable Donor Advised Fund LP et al: Originating Summons
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Originating Summons in U.S. Bank N.A., as Trustee; Joshua N. Terry, and ACIS Capital Management L.P., as Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants v. The Charitable Donor Advised Fund L.P., CLO Holdco Ltd., and NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, as Defendants and Counter-Plaintiffs, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Platipus International Ltd.: Restoration Application
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<![CDATA[Minister Joly to co-host dialogue on the Initiative against arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations with Costa Rica, Malawi, and the United States at UN General Assembly High Level Week]]> 2023-09-15T13:32:29Z The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as part of Canada’s delegation to the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

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<![CDATA[Iran-related Designations and Designation Update; Counter Terrorism Designation and Designation Update; Non-Proliferation Designation Update; Syria Designation Update]]> 2023-09-15T13:30:00Z OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action

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<![CDATA[Wagner is Proscribed by UK Government]]> 2023-09-15T13:29:43Z Following reports in August (see blog post here), on 6 September, the UK government formally announced the proscription of the Wagner Group.  Parliament has passed an order, presented by the Home Secretary, to proscribe the Wagner Group under the Terrorism Act 2000. On 15 September, the order came into force, making it a criminal offence to belong to, encourage support for, assist or use the logo of the Wagner Group. Furthermore, the Wagner Group’s assets can be categorised as terrorist property and seized.

The UK government’s press release announcing the proscription of Wagner is available here and accompanying fact sheet is available here.
The post Wagner is Proscribed by UK Government appeared first on Sanctions & Export Controls Update.

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<![CDATA[E3 to extend Iran sanctions]]> 2023-09-15T13:07:19Z Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), a range of UN, EU and UK sanctions on Iran were due to be lifted on 18 October 2023. These include sanctions on individuals and entities involved in Iran’s missile, nuclear, and other weapons programs.
According to the E3 (UK, France, and Germany) (UK press release), Iran has failed to comply with their JCPoA commitments, including having enriched uranium stockpiles more than 18 times the JCPoA limit and deploying thousands of advanced centrifuges.
Therefore, the E3 will transfer UN sanctions into their domestic sanctions regimes and the EU and UK sanctions will not be lifted on 18 October 2023.
See the Iran page on this site for more information on Iran-related sanctions.
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<![CDATA[US makes over 150 Russia designations]]> 2023-09-15T12:10:41Z Yesterday, OFAC designated almost 100 individuals and entities operating in various sectors of the Russian economy (notice, press release), including:

  • Andrei Removich Bokarev, a Russian businessman who served as President of Transmashholding JSC, a major Russian railway vehicle manufacturer, which has also been designated;
  • Iskandar Kakhramonovich Makhmudov, a Russian businessman who owns various Russian metals and mining companies;
  • Aleksei Yurievich Krivoruchko, who has served as a Russian Deputy Defence Minister since 2018;
  • Finland-based network of electronics companies, Siberica Oy, Luminor Oy, French national, Gabriel Temin, Siberica’s owner, and Estonia national, Catherine Esther Temin, who is deputy board manager of Siberica;
  • Türkiye-based entities, Margiana Insaat Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi and Demirci Bilisim Ticaret Sanayi Limited Sirketi, which have allegedly supplied Russian entities with military equipment;
  • Slovenia-based Arktec Tehnologije na Podrocju Elektronike doo, owned by Russian national, Andrei Rostislavovich Khokhlun, who has also been designated;
  • 8 Russian entities and individuals operating in the international financial system, including COO of Huriya Private FZE LLE, Polish national Katarzyna Ewa Pawlowska Hanafin; and
  • numerous Russian entities operating in the following sectors: aerospace, aviation, ammunition manufacturing, electronics, technology, manufacturing and construction, extractives.

OFAC issued a general licence authorising the wind down of transactions involving certain entities which have been designated:

The US Department of State designated entities and individuals operating in various sectors of the Russian economy (fact sheet, press release), including:

  • Russian-Georgian businessman, Otar Anzorovich Partskhaladze, who has operated in the Russian management consulting sector, and has allegedly influenced Georgian politics for the benefit of Russia (he served as Prosecutor-General of Georgia in 2013);
  • Türkiye-based entities, Denkar Ship Construction Incorporated Company and ID Ship Agency Trade Limited Company, ship repair companies that have allegedly helped repair Russian ships for Russian defence companies, and Ilker Dogruyol, Turkish national founder of ID Shipping;
  • Türkiye-based entity, CTL DIS Ticaret Limited Sirketi, which has allegedly shipped electronic components of US and European-origin to Russian companies;
  • Pavel Pavlovich Shevelin, an individual affiliated with the Wagner Group who has allegedly been involved in facilitating the shipment of munitions from North Korea to Russia for use by Wagner; and
  • over 70 Russian entities and individuals operating in the following sectors: energy, metals and mining, management and consultancy, construction and engineering, and weapons manufacturing.

The post US makes over 150 Russia designations appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Press release: Welsh steel’s future secured as UK Government and Tata Steel announce Port Talbot green transition proposal]]> 2023-09-15T10:32:00Z The UK Government and Tata Steel agree on joint investment package to secure a sustainable future for steelmaking in Port Talbot.

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<![CDATA[Russia-related Designations, Designations Updates, and Designations Removals; Issuance of Russia-related General Licenses]]> 2023-09-14T14:30:00Z The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 55A, “Authorizing Certain Services Related to Sakhalin-2” and Russia-related General License 72, “Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Certain Entities Blocked on September 14, 2023.”

The following additions, removals, and changes have been made to OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and OFAC’s Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List:

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 14, 2023]]> 2023-09-14T14:01:42Z 96

OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 14, 2023

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Alessandro Leonardi et al v. Sotheby’s Inc. et al: Discovery Application (Italy)
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Application by Alessandro Leonardi, Alessandra Leonardi, and Anna Maria Zoni, described as “Italian residents who have been sued by the Struna Estate in the Court of Bologna, Italy as the surviving heirs (the Leonardis) and widow (Zoni) of Renzo Leonardi”, to take discovery from Sotheby’s Inc. and Iron Mountain Information Management LLC, d.b.a. Crozier Fine Arts, for use in legal proceedings in Italy regarding “a dispute stemming from a transaction in which the Applicants’ now-deceased patriarch, Renzo Leonardi, purchased a bronze Head of Fernande by Pablo Picasso from the now-deceased William Conrad Struna for $1 million dollars”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Caribbean Commercial Investment Bank Ltd. v. Robert Cromwell et al: Complaint (‘$610K Loan Guaranty’)
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Complaint for $610,507 against the alleged “guarantors” of a loan issued to Indigo Holdings Ltd., of Anguilla, in William Tacon, as Administrator of Caribbean Commercial Investment Bank Ltd., of Anguilla v. Robert Cromwell and Sarit L. Rozycki, both of Scarsdale, New York, USA, described as “sole shareholders of Indigo”, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Binance Cyprus Ltd.: Crypto Register Deletion (Cyprus)
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Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has deleted Binance Cyprus Ltd. from the “Register of Service Providers of Crypto-assets” because “it has not provided services on Crypto-assets for a continuous period of six months”.

Etting Street Remembered LLC v. Karim Prince Tshibangu et al: Complaint (‘Film Financing’)
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Complaint to avoid transfers in Etting Street Remembered LLC, of Texas, USA v. Karim Prince Tshibangu, described as “an individual of unknown citizenship”; Golden Crab Film Production Limited, and Karim P Production Limited, both described as being domiciled in the United Kingdom, at the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

Alfa Capital Markets Ltd.: Votings Rights Suspension (Cyprus)
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Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has suspended the voting rights of Alfa-Bank JSC, of Russia, regarding Alfa Capital Markets Ltd., of which Alfa-Bank is the “sole direct shareholder”.

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Kevin Gelasio v. Haris bin Zafar et al: Complaint (‘$2.5M NFT Crypto Fraud’)
Weihua Du v. Shalom Segelman et al: Complaint (‘$550K E-B Investor Immigration Program Fraud’)
Bianco Capital Ltd.: Restoration Application
LedgerScore Pte Ltd. et al v. AuBit International: Winding Up Petition (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
Jianxin Yu: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
Ling Zhang: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
Jolly Capital Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Jolly Capital Ltd.: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
Harshil Topiwala v. Fred Khalilian et al: Complaint (‘$583K Crypto Investment Guaranty’)
Savannah Midstream Investment Ltd. v. Citibank NA et al: Petition (‘$151M Attempted Theft’)
Ubaydullo Mirvaydulloev v. Sea Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint
Monoikos Marine Ltd.: Restoration Application
Cayman Spectrum (NZ) Co.: Restoration Application
USA v. Samvel Grigoryan et al: Criminal Complaint (‘Unlicensed Crypto Money Transmitter coinexchange.am’)
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Bermuda)

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<![CDATA[French government publishes report on dual-use goods exports]]> 2023-09-14T11:20:38Z In July 2023, the French General Directorate for Enterprise published its 2nd annual report (French) to Parliament on dual-use goods exports, outlining:

  • the number of authorisations and denials, in particular the decline in authorisations to Russia following the increase in sanctions;
  • the legislative and regulatory control framework;
  • the role of the departments which implement export controls, the Department of Dual-Use Goods (SBDU) and the Inter-ministerial Commission on Dual-Use Goods (CIBDU); and
  • industry and stakeholder awareness.

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<![CDATA[Policy paper: Treasury Minutes – September 2023]]> 2023-09-14T09:35:35Z Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.

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<![CDATA[142/2023 : 14 September 2023 – Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-115/22]]> 2023-09-14T08:21:23Z NADA and Others

Principles of Community law

Anti-doping and data protection: Advocate General Ćapeta considers that a national anti-doping authority which publishes personal data of a doped professional athlete on the internet is not in breach of the GDPR

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<![CDATA[141/2023 : 14 September 2023 – Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-113/22]]> 2023-09-14T07:58:28Z TGSS

Spain – Discrimination on grounds of sex: fathers of two or more children, forced to go to court in order to benefit from a supplement to their invalidity pension, have the right to additional compensation

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<![CDATA[140/2023 : 14 September 2023 – Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-83/22]]> 2023-09-14T07:57:29Z Tuk Tuk Travel

Approximation of laws

Termination of package holidays in the event of extraordinary circumstances: a national court may, under certain conditions, notify of its own motion the traveller of his or her right to terminate the contract without fees

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<![CDATA[139/2023 : 14 September 2023 – Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-27/22]]> 2023-09-14T07:55:39Z Volkswagen Group Italia and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

The principle ne bis in idem applies to penalties, imposed for unfair commercial practices, that are classified as administrative penalties of a criminal nature

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<![CDATA[Minister Joly speaks with Niue’s Premier and Foreign Affairs Minister]]> 2023-09-13T17:22:34Z Yesterday, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke with Niue’s Premier and Foreign Affairs Minister, the Honourable Dalton Tagelagi, to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations between Canada and Niue.

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<![CDATA[Canada announces humanitarian assistance and launches matching fund in response to earthquake in Morocco]]> 2023-09-13T16:11:08Z The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced a matching fund with the Canadian Red Cross to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of disaster-affected populations in Morocco. Every donation made by individuals to the Canadian Red Cross from September 8 to 28, 2023, will be matched up to a maximum of $3 million.

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<![CDATA[Minister Ng to meet with provincial and territorial trade ministers]]> 2023-09-13T15:10:44Z September 13, 2023 – The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, will be hosting in Ottawa her counterparts as part of the annual Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting for Ministers Responsible for International Trade.

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<![CDATA[G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the “elections” in regions of Ukraine illegally annexed by Russia]]> 2023-09-13T14:26:59Z We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, unequivocally condemn the staging of sham “elections” held by Russia on sovereign Ukrainian territory in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea.

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Weihua Du v. Shalom Segelman et al: Complaint (‘$550K E-B Investor Immigration Program Fraud’)
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Complaint in Weihua Du, described as “a Chinese foreign investor who participated in the U.S. Government’s EB-5 investor immigration program” v. Shalom Segelman, Line DC Manager LLC, The Line DC Escrow LLC, Yucaipa U.S. Hospitality Partners, LLC, YAAF II Parallel (U.S. Hospitality Partners), Inc., Adams Morgan Managing Member LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel Holdings LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel JV LLC, Adam Morgan Hotel Members LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel Owner LLC, Milou Chesapeake Regional Center LLC, Yevgeny Samokhleb, and Liu & Bitterman PLLC at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

LedgerScore Pte Ltd. et al v. AuBit International: Winding Up Petition (‘Crypto Investment Fraud’)
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Winding Up Petition in LedgerScore Pte Ltd., of Singapore; LS Litigation Holdings LLC, of Wyoming, USA, and Earn Guild Pte Ltd., of Singapore, collectively described as “retail investors who utilized an online cryptocurrency trading platform operated by the Company called “Freeway”, and who invested in Freeway’s Supercharger program” v. AuBit International at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Kevin Gelasio v. Haris bin Zafar et al: Complaint (‘$2.5M NFT Crypto Fraud’)
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Complaint “about a pseudonymous Internet trickster and amateur artist who thinks his quasi-anonymity and modest notoriety allows him to criminally defraud his ostensible friends and business partners, psychologically manipulate and bully them into silence, and unjustly enrich himself at their expense without facing any repercussions” in Kevin Gelasio, described as “a full-time nurse and part-time cryptocurrency trader” v. Haris bin Zafar, described as a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, and Project Ether Limited, of Hong Kong, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Bianco Capital Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of Bianco Capital Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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Jianxin Yu: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
Ling Zhang: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
Jolly Capital Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Jolly Capital Ltd.: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
Harshil Topiwala v. Fred Khalilian et al: Complaint (‘$583K Crypto Investment Guaranty’)
Savannah Midstream Investment Ltd. v. Citibank NA et al: Petition (‘$151M Attempted Theft’)
Ubaydullo Mirvaydulloev v. Sea Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint
Monoikos Marine Ltd.: Restoration Application
Cayman Spectrum (NZ) Co.: Restoration Application
USA v. Samvel Grigoryan et al: Criminal Complaint (‘Unlicensed Crypto Money Transmitter coinexchange.am’)
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Bermuda)
Huntsman Gay Capital Partners Fund GP Ltd. et al v. Rhett Neuenschwander: Complaint (‘$931K Unjust Enrichment’)
CBS Interactive Inc. et al v. World Boxing Council, Inc.: Discovery Application (England)
Natsuhiro Samejima v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (SFVI Ltd.)
Accesso Technology Group Plc v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (VisionOne Worldwide Ltd.)

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<![CDATA[Europol report on financial crime, including sanctions evasion]]> 2023-09-13T13:30:36Z Europol has published a report, which is on the EU Guidance section of this site, assessing the threats posed by financial crimes at EU level, including an analysis of sanctions evasion and its links to organised crime, outlining:

  • methods used to circumvent sanctions;
  • the link between sanctions and money laundering; and
  • a case study of law enforcement taking down a crypto-platform suspected of being used to launder illicit funds belonging to sanctioned Russian entities.

The post Europol report on financial crime, including sanctions evasion appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Australia makes designations under Iran sanctions regime]]> 2023-09-13T12:30:25Z Today, Australia designated 4 individuals and 3 entities allegedly responsible for the oppression of the people in Iran under Australia’s recently expanded Iran sanctions regime (press release, notice):

  • Saeed Montazer Al-Mahdi, police spokesperson for Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces;
  • Ameneh Sadat Zabihpour Ahmadi and Ali Rezvani, “interrogator-journalists”;
  • The Iranian Cyber Police, and its head, Vahid Mohammad Naser Majid;
  • Press TV, the state-backed TV channel which has allegedly broadcast the forced confessions of Iranians and dual-nationals detained under politically motivated judicial procedures; and
  • Arvan Cloud, which has allegedly played a prominent role in the Iranian government’s development of the NIN infrastructure, a censored version of the Internet.

The post Australia makes designations under Iran sanctions regime appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[EU updates Russia sanctions FAQ on imports]]> 2023-09-13T11:31:50Z Yesterday, the EU updated FAQ 13 of the Import, Purchase & Transfer of Listed Goods FAQs (originally published last week, previous post).  FAQ 13 asks:
Can Russian nationals temporarily bring personal goods and vehicles listed in Annex XXI and subject to the prohibition in Art. 3i of Council Regulation 833/2014 into the Union, e.g. for touristic travels?
The updated answer (additions underlined):
As per the case law of the European Court of Justice, sanctions need to be interpreted broadly, among other reasons in order to ensure effectiveness of the adopted prohibitions and avoid circumvention. It is for the national competent authorities to assess each situation and to implement the prohibitions accordingly.
Article 3i of Council Regulation 833/2014 prohibits the purchase, import, or transfer, directly or indirectly, of goods as listed in Annex XXI to the Regulation if they originate in Russia or are exported from Russia. This includes motor vehicles (cars) falling under CN code 8703.
Furthermore, motor vehicles are a category of goods prone to circumvention, hence national competent authorities need to pay particular attention to them. It is not relevant whether the use of the vehicles is private or commercial as long as the vehicles are falling under a CN code listed in Annex XXI (e.g. CN code 8703) and are originating in or are being exported from Russia. This is most likely the case for vehicles having a Russian license plate and are registered in Russia. The duration of their possible stay in the Union and respectively the customs procedures under which they will be placed (e.g. release for free circulation or temporary admission) is also not relevant. For goods which raise insignificant circumvention concerns, like personal hygiene items or clothing worn by travellers or contained in their luggage and clearly destined for a strict personal use during their trip, national competent authorities should continue to apply the prohibition in a proportionate and reasonable manner.
The post EU updates Russia sanctions FAQ on imports appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Guidance: Apply for Universal Credit and other benefits: Homes for Ukraine]]> 2023-09-13T09:35:39Z Benefits that are available to you and how to apply for them.

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<![CDATA[Guidance: Renting private accommodation: Homes for Ukraine]]> 2023-09-13T09:35:18Z How to rent privately, including your rights and responsibilities.

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<![CDATA[Guidance: Parents intending to leave their child in the care of a sponsor: Homes for Ukraine]]> 2023-09-13T09:35:02Z What you need to do if you need to leave your children in the care of your sponsor, or if you can’t travel with your children to the UK.

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<![CDATA[Guidance: Living with your sponsor: Homes for Ukraine]]> 2023-09-13T09:33:56Z How to live with your sponsor, what to expect from them and what to do if things don’t work out.

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<![CDATA[Guidance: Driving and public transport: Homes for Ukraine]]> 2023-09-13T09:33:37Z The legal requirements for getting your driving licence, and how public transport works in the UK.

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<![CDATA[Guidance: Becoming a sponsor: Homes for Ukraine]]> 2023-09-13T09:33:15Z Everything you need to know about how to become a sponsor including things to consider and thank you payments.

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<![CDATA[Guidance: Eligibility, safeguarding, DBS and accommodation checks: Homes for Ukraine]]> 2023-09-13T09:32:43Z Information about how to become a Homes for Ukraine sponsor, including checks the council will make, and eligibility criteria.

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<![CDATA[Guidance: Sponsors of children travelling to, or staying in the UK without their parent or legal guardian: Homes for Ukraine]]> 2023-09-13T09:31:56Z What to do if you are asked to look after your guest’s child or children unexpectedly. This could include if your guest needs to leave the country, or travel separately.

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<![CDATA[Guidance: If your guest will be absent temporarily: Homes for Ukraine]]> 2023-09-13T09:31:32Z What to do if your guest will be temporarily absent from your accommodation.

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<![CDATA[138/2023 : 13 September 2023 – Judgment of the General Court in case T-65/18 RENV]]> 2023-09-13T08:24:25Z Venezuela v Council

External relations

The General Court dismisses the action brought by Venezuela against the restrictive measures of the European Union

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<![CDATA[Panel of Experts Briefs Security Council’s Sanctions Committee Concerning Central African Republic on Progress Update Submitted Pursuant to Resolution 2648 (2022)]]> 2023-09-12T20:47:15Z On 29 August 2023, the Coordinator and members of the Panel of Experts briefed the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic on the Panel’s progress update submitted in pursuance of paragraph 7 of resolution 2648 (2022).

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<![CDATA[EU will not renew sanctions against 3 Russian businessmen]]> 2023-09-12T16:30:24Z The EU will reportedly not renew sanctions against 3 Russian businessmen when their current listings expire this week.  The 3 businessmen are:

  • Grigory Berezkin, Chariman of the ESEN Group;
  • Farkhad Akhmedov, a Russian businessman involved in the energy sector; and
  • Alexander Shulgin, former head of Ozon, who successfully challenged his listing before the EU General Court (previous post).

The post EU will not renew sanctions against 3 Russian businessmen appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[News story: Joint opinion piece on ESG (July 2023)]]> 2023-09-12T15:57:20Z Treasury Minister, Andrew Griffith, and Defence Minister, James Cartlidge, wrote in July 2023 about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria.

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<![CDATA[News story: Illegitimate elections in illegally occupied regions of Ukraine]]> 2023-09-12T15:38:24Z G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on Illegitimate “Elections” in regions of Ukraine illegally occupied by Russia.

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<![CDATA[OFAC designates Hizballah associates]]> 2023-09-12T15:35:40Z Today, OFAC designated 7 Hizballah operatives and financial facilitators in South America and Lebanon (notice, press release):

  • Amer Mohamed Akil Rada, senior operative for Hizballah’s External Security Organization;
  • Samer Akil Rada, linked by OFAC to drug tracking and money laundering in Latin America and BCI Technologies CA, of which Samer Rada is the CEO;
  • Mahdy Akil Helbawi, who conducts business activities in Colombia, and charcoal company, Zanga SAS, of which Mahdy Helbawi is the CEO; and
  • Ali Ismail Ajrouch and Black Diamond SARL, of which Ali Ajrouch is the CEO.

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Jolly Capital Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for Jolly Capital Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 12th, 2023.

Ling Zhang: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
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Warning Notice by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority that it “proposes to cancel the director registration held by” Ling Zhang, of Beijing, China, for regulatory breaches.

Jolly Capital Ltd.: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
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Warning Notice by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority that it “proposes to cancel” the Securities registration of Jolly Capital Limited for regulatory breaches.

Digicel Group Holdings Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Bermuda)
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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Bermuda by Lawrence Hickey, as the Foreign Representative of Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

CBS Interactive Inc. et al v. World Boxing Council, Inc.: Discovery Application (England)
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Application by CBS Interactive Inc. and Boxing Acquisition Inc. to take discovery from World Boxing Council, Inc. for legal proceedings in England in which “British heavyweight boxer Dillian Whyte has sued the Applicants over two news reports published on the Boxing Scene website in July 2019, which reported on an adverse test result that Whyte received from UK Anti-Doping”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Orlando Contreras Saab: Criminal Information (‘Venezuela Bribery’)
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Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act “by engaging in a scheme to bribe Venezuelan officials to obtain and retain contracts and other business advantages, including obtaining multi-million-dollar contracts with entities and instrumentalities owned and controlled by the Venezuelan government for the production, importation, and distribution of food and medicine to the people of Venezuela”, in USA v. Orlando Alfonso Contreras Saab, described as a citizen of Venezuela, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Jianxin Yu: Warning Notice (Cayman Islands)
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Warning Notice by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority that it “proposes to cancel the director registration held by” Jianxin Yu, of Beijing, China, for regulatory breaches.

USA v. Samvel Grigoryan et al: Criminal Complaint (‘Unlicensed Crypto Money Transmitter coinexchange.am’)
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Criminal Complaint alleging the defendants “engaged in unlicensed money transmitting business [coinexchange.am], in that they are exchanging cryptocurrency for funds in the form of United States currency, charging a fee as a percentage of the amount of the transfer” in USA v. Samvel Grigoryan and Hayk Martirosyan, both citizens of Armenia, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Ubaydullo Mirvaydulloev v. Sea Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint
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Class Action Complaint in Ubaydullo Mirvaydulloev v. Sea Limited, described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, Singapore-based company that is part of a froup that “provides digital entertainment, ecommerce, and digital financial services in Asia, Latin America, and internationally”; Forrest Xiaodong Li, and Tony Tianyu Hou at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Monoikos Marine Ltd.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of Monoikos Marine Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Harshil Topiwala v. Fred Khalilian et al: Complaint (‘$583K Crypto Investment Guaranty’)
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Complaint alleging failure to honor a “personal guaranty” regarding a $583,500 investment in Harshil Topiwala, a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom v. Fereidoun “Fred” Khalilian and BlockChain Consulting Group, LLC at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

Savannah Midstream Investment Ltd. v. Citibank NA et al: Petition (‘$151M Attempted Theft’)
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Petition to enjoin the respondents “from permitting the Republic of Chad and entities acting at its de facto direction to steal the equivalent of over $151 million held in bank accounts with Citibank’s branch in Gabon, which is controlled by Citibank” in Savannah Midstream Investment Limited, of the Bahamas v. Citibank, N.A. and Citigroup, Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Huntsman Gay Capital Partners Fund GP Ltd. et al v. Rhett Neuenschwander: Complaint (‘$931K Unjust Enrichment’)
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Complaint in Huntsman Gay Capital Partners Fund GP Ltd. and Huntsman Gay Capital Partners Fund Carry Allocation Vehicle L.P., both of the Cayman Islands v. Rhett Neuenschwander, of Alpine, Utah, USA, at the Fourth Judicial District Court for Utah County.

Cayman Spectrum (NZ) Co.: Restoration Application
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Originating Application in the matter of Cayman Spectrum (NZ) Co. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Natsuhiro Samejima v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (SFVI Ltd.)
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Fixed Date Claim Form regarding SFVI Limited in Natsuhiro Samejima, of Tokyo, Japan v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Accesso Technology Group Plc v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (VisionOne Worldwide Ltd.)
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Fixed Date Claim Form regarding VisionOne Worldwide Ltd. in Accesso Technology Group Plc, of England v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

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FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. LayerZero Labs Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfers’)
Coinfinity LLC v. Supplybit LLC: Complaint (‘Crypto Mining Dispute’)
Oleg Koziar et al v. Blammo Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$669K Blammo Crypto Trading Fraud’)
IIG Structured Trade Finance Fund Ltd. v. Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Ltda. et al: Complaint (‘$61.5M Loans’)
DLE Resource SEZC: Directors (Cayman Islands)
DLE Digital SEZC: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Cayman Enterprise City Ltd. v. DLE Digital SEZC et al: Complaint (‘$15K Unpaid Fees’)
USA v. 489,269.52 Tether: Forfeiture Application (‘$500K Romance Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)
Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd. v. Jupiter Wellness Inc.: Complaint (‘$500K Losses’)
SEC v. Guosheng Qi et al: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)
Podium Investments Inc.: Restoration Application
IPCore Technologies Corporation: Restoration Application
E&P Global Holdings Ltd.: ‘Share Reduction’ Petition
G.N. Terminal Enterprises Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Black Sea Partners Ltd.)
Jun Xu v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Fixed Date Claim Form (Aquarius International Company Ltd.)

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<![CDATA[Judgment says that UK cannot digitally spy on people outside its borders without accountability]]> 2023-09-12T12:29:44Z <![CDATA[US to unfreeze Iranian assets in prisoner swap]]> 2023-09-12T11:10:27Z The White House has reportedly authorised a waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar (without fear of the enforcement of US sanctions) for the release of 5 American citizens detained in Iran.  As part of the deal, the US will also release 5 Iranian citizens held in the US.
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<![CDATA[UK Lords committee calls for evidence on UK-EU cooperation on sanctions for inquiry]]> 2023-09-12T08:30:09Z The UK House of Lords European Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into the long-term implications for the UK of the EU’s foreign and security policy response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including UK-EU cooperation on sanctions, and their enforcement and effectiveness.
The Committee has issued a call for evidence, inviting interested individuals and organisations to submit written evidence to the inquiry by 27 October 2023.
The post UK Lords committee calls for evidence on UK-EU cooperation on sanctions for inquiry appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[News story: £12.4 million to help change choices about work]]> 2023-09-12T08:00:02Z Six ground-breaking projects including an investigation looking at how endometriosis impacts women in the workplace have been awarded £12.4 million, the government has announced today, Tuesday 12 September.

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<![CDATA[Meeting after Russian Federation’s Veto of Sanctions Text, General Assembly Speakers Consider Consequences for Stability in Mali]]> 2023-09-12T00:13:11Z Following the Russian Federation’s 30 August veto of a draft resolution that would have renewed certain Security Council measures against those obstructing peace in Mali, speakers in the General Assembly considered its implications amidst the demanded withdrawal of United Nations presence from a country still in crisis.

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<![CDATA[Minister Hussen announces support for climate action and sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls in Africa]]> 2023-09-11T18:47:10Z Canada remains a steadfast partner in international efforts to fight climate change and promote gender equality. Last week, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced $24.75 million in funding as he concluded his visit to Africa. This funding will help support nature-based climate solutions and conservation interventions in Africa, as well as continue Canada’s commitment to improving and promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls.

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<![CDATA[Backgrounder – Canada announces $24.75 million in development funding for projects in Africa]]> 2023-09-11T18:46:58Z The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced $24.75 million in Canadian funding for development programming as he concluded his trip to Kenya and Zambia. Details of the program funding follow.

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<![CDATA[Press release: New intelligence shows Russia’s targeting of a cargo ship]]> 2023-09-11T15:55:00Z New intelligence shows the intended target of a Russian missile attack in the Black Sea was a cargo ship.

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<![CDATA[US Govt seizes Iranian oil]]> 2023-09-11T15:30:34Z On 19 April 2023, Suez Rajan Ltd pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate US Iran sanctions.  Pursuant to a deferred prosecution agreement, Empire Navigation, the operating company of the vessel carrying the contraband cargo, agreed to cooperate and transport the Iranian oil to the United States – an operation which has now concluded (press release).
The 1 million barrels of seized Iranian oil are now the subject of a civil forfeiture action in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.
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<![CDATA[Belarusian businessman pleads guilty to US Ukraine sanctions violation]]> 2023-09-11T14:30:58Z A Belarusian businessman, Sergey Karpushkin, living in the US has entered into a plea agreement with the DOJ, pleading guilty to violating US Ukraine sanctions, by participating in a scheme to purchase $140 million worth of metal products from Sergey Kurchenko, a designated Ukrainian businessman.
As part of the agreement, Mr Karpuskin will forfeit $4.7 million in proceeds from the scheme.
 
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<![CDATA[NYDFS Issues Revised Proposed Second Amendment to Its Cybersecurity Regulation]]> 2023-09-11T14:08:50Z The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently published a revised proposed second amendment to its cybersecurity regulation, 23 NYCRR 500. We wrote about the first and second proposed amendments here and here, respectively. Below are some of the key changes in the most recent proposed amendment.

Cybersecurity Governance: CISO and Board Oversight

The most recent proposed amendment seeks to clarify the definition and role of a chief information security officer (CISO) as well as to make clear that the “senior government body” (as opposed to “board of directors or equivalent” in the previous proposed amendment) must have oversight of a covered entity’s cybersecurity program.

  • Revised definition of CISO: Chief Information Security Officer or CISO means a qualified individual responsible for overseeing and implementing the covered entity’s cybersecurity program and enforcing its cybersecurity policy, who has adequate authority to ensure cybersecurity risks are appropriately managed, including the ability to direct sufficient resources to implement and maintain an effective cybersecurity program. §500.1(c).
    • NYDFS’s responses to public comments state that “Oversight does not mean direct supervision. Proper oversight requires the CISO to be involved, and the CISO cannot simply delegate a portion of that oversight responsibility to another staff member and not be involved. At a minimum, the CISO should be aware of what is being done by other persons with respect to the cybersecurity program and confirm that what is being done complies with the requirements contained in Part 500.”
  • Revised obligation of CISO to report to senior governing body: The CISO shall timely report to the senior governing body on material cybersecurity issues, such as significant updates to the covered entity’s cybersecurity risk assessment or significant cybersecurity events. §500.4(c) (emphasis added).
    • NYDFS added “significant” and “significant cybersecurity” as qualifiers to the types of items a CISO must report to the board to clarify that nonmaterial cybersecurity issues or changes do not need to be reported to the senior governing body.  
  • Responsibilities of the senior governing body:
    • The senior governing body of the covered entity shall: (1) exercise effective oversight of the covered entity’s cybersecurity risk management; (2) have sufficient understanding of cybersecurity-related matters to exercise such oversight, which may include the use of advisors; and (3) require the covered entity’s executive management or its designees to develop, implement and maintain the covered entity’s cybersecurity program. §500.4(d).
      • The proposed revision replaced “board of directors” with “senior governing body” in response to comments that covered entities should have greater leeway in how they organize their boards and how those boards conduct risk management.
      • The proposed revision deleted language requiring the board of directors to “provide direction to management on” cybersecurity risk management to address comments that boards ought to provide oversight only, rather than direct management.
      • The proposed revision also makes clear that cybersecurity experts are not required on the board but that board members should have sufficient understanding of cybersecurity issues to exercise oversight and that the use of advisors to achieve this oversight is permitted.

Risk Assessments

The most recent proposed amendment narrows the definition of risk assessment and removes a requirement that Class A companies use external experts to conduct a risk assessment once every three years.

  • Revised definition of risk assessment: Risk assessment means the process of identifying, estimating and prioritizing cybersecurity risks to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image and reputation), organizational assets, individuals, customers, consumers, other organizations and critical infrastructure resulting from the operation of an information system. Risk assessments incorporate threat and vulnerability analyses and consider mitigations provided by security controls planned or in place. §500.1(o).
    • In response to comments and to align with the definition of the term used in publications from NIST, NYDFS removed the portion of the definition that was found in the previous proposed amendment that stated “[r]isk assessments shall take into account the specific circumstances of the covered entity, including but not limited to its size, staffing, governance, businesses, services, products, operations, customers, counterparties, service providers, vendors, other relations and their locations, as well as the geographies and locations of its operations and business relations.”
  • Responding to comments that the requirement would be burdensome and was ill-advised, the proposed amendment removed a requirement that Class A companies use external experts to conduct a risk assessment once every three years.

Security Controls

This proposed amendment revised the requirement for Class A companies to implement an automated method of blocking commonly used passwords. Now the amendment only requires this for all accounts on systems owned or controlled by the Class A company and wherever feasible for all other accounts. This change was proposed in response to comments that this requirement, as previously written, might be infeasible for third-party applications and services.

Revised MFA requirement: The proposed amendment strengthened the multi-factor authentication (MFA) requirement but revised the qualified exemption applicable to some small companies. Under the second proposed amendment, MFA would be required for any individual accessing any of the covered entity’s information systems. For small companies that qualify for an exemption, MFA would be required for: (1) remote access to the covered entity’s information systems; (2) remote access to third-party applications, including but not limited to those that are cloud based, from which nonpublic information is accessible; and (3) all privileged accounts other than service accounts that prohibit interactive login.

  • Compensating controls: If the covered entity has a CISO, the CISO may approve, in writing, the use of reasonably equivalent or more secure compensating controls, and such controls must be reviewed periodically, at least annually. §500.12.

Incident Response and BCDR Plans

  • Root cause analysis: At the suggestion of commenters, the revised proposed amendment now adds an affirmative requirement that a covered entity’s incident response plan must include preparing a “root cause analysis that describes how and why the event occurred, what business impact it had, and what will be done to prevent reoccurrence.” §500.16(a)(1)(ix).
  • BCDR plans: There are also updates to the requirements around business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) plans, including specifying the BCDR plans should include procedures to enable the timely recovery of “critical data and information systems” rather than “data and documentation.” The revised proposed amendment additionally specifies that covered entities must maintain “backups necessary to restoring material operations” that are “adequately protected from unauthorized alterations or destruction.” §500.16(a)(2).

Notice Requirements

The previous version of the proposed amendment required covered entities to provide the superintendent with any information requested regarding the investigation of a cybersecurity event within 90 days of the notice of the event. In response to commentors expressing concern that this deadline could be difficult to meet, NYDFS dropped the 90-day requirement. This provision now reads: “Each covered entity shall promptly provide any information requested regarding such [reportable cybersecurity] event. Covered entities shall have a continuing obligation to update and supplement the information provided.” §500.17(a)(2).

The new proposed amendment, like the previous version, requires covered entities to notify the superintendent within 72 hours from a determination that a cybersecurity event in which an unauthorized user has gained access to a privileged account has occurred. In response to comments that the previous definition of privileged account was too broad when read in conjunction with this notification requirement, the new proposed amendment removed from the definition of privileged account an account that can be used to effect a material change to the technical or business operations of the covered entity.

  • Revised definition of privileged account: Privileged account means any authorized user account or service account that can be used to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform, including but not limited to the ability to add, change or remove other accounts, or make configuration changes to information systems to make them more or less secure. §500.1(m).

Under the prior proposed amendment, covered entities were required to submit to the superintendent annually a written acknowledgment that identified all areas, systems and processes that required material improvement, updates, or redesign. Commentors expressed concern that delivering this list to NYDFS would pose a security risk as it would give bad actors a list of prime targets for a cyberattack.  Others commented that this notification requirement was overly burdensome. In response, NYDFS removed this notification requirement in this most recent proposed amendment, which instead requires this information to be available for examination and inspection at the request of NYDFS.

What’s Next and What You Can Do Now

NYDFS will review all public comments to the revised second amendment. NYDFS has not announced whether it will propose additional revisions or will finalize the updated regulation, nor has NYDFS announced a timeline for either.

In the meantime, companies can prepare for the updated regulation now by doing the following:

  • Implement MFA: If you don’t already have MFA enforced on privileged and administrator accounts as well as for remote access to company systems (including email), now is the time to implement it.
  • Understand and Practice Roles of the CISO and Senior Governing Body: Prior to a cybersecurity event occurring, it’s important to have reviewed and practiced (usually through a tabletop exercise) your organization’s incident response plan. This will help your organization understand the process of declaring an incident, escalating the incident to the right people, and reporting to the Senior Governing Body, if necessary. When key stakeholders within an organization understand their roles prior to an incident, they will be better equipped to help the company respond effectively when a cybersecurity event does happen.
  • Conduct a Risk Assessment: You should already be conducting at least annual risk assessments. While the revised second amendment aligns with language from NIST, the regulation does not mandate any particular risk framework that a company should follow. Regardless of which framework a company adopts, its risk assessments must now take into consideration more than just technical operational impacts. NYDFS makes clear that impacts to an organization’s mission, functions, image, and reputation are important as well and must be considered as part of the annual risk assessment.     

These are all parts of a robust cybersecurity program. Taking action now will place your organization ahead of the game before the amended regulation is final.

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Daily Digest – September 11, 2023]]> 2023-09-11T14:03:38Z 96

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FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. LayerZero Labs Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Transfers’)
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Complaint in FTX Trading Ltd., an Antigua and Barbuda company that was based in the Bahamas; Maclaurin Investments Ltd., formerly known as Alameda Ventures Ltd., of the Seychelles, and West Realm Shires Services Inc., of Delaware, USA v. LayerZero Labs Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Ari Litan, described as a resident of Florida, USA, and Skip & Goose LLC, of Kansas, USA, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

DLE Resource SEZC: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for DLE Resource SEZC, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 8th, 2023.

DLE Digital SEZC: Directors (Cayman Islands)
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Director Details for DLE Digital SEZC, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on September 8th, 2023.

Cayman Enterprise City Ltd. v. DLE Digital SEZC et al: Complaint (‘$15K Unpaid Fees’)
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Complaint for $15,375 in allegedly unpaid fees in Cayman Enterprise City Ltd. v. DLE Digital SEZC and DLE Resource SEZC at the Cayman Islands Summary Court.

IIG Structured Trade Finance Fund Ltd. v. Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Ltda. et al: Complaint (‘$61.5M Loans’)
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Complaint for “repayment of more than $61,500,000.00” in IIG Structured Trade Finance Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands v. Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada, of Argentina, and Sancor do Brasil Productos Alimenticios Ltda., of Brazil, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Coinfinity LLC v. Supplybit LLC: Complaint (‘Crypto Mining Dispute’)
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Complaint in Coinfinity LLC, of Wyoming v. Supplybit LLC, a Delaware company based in Puerto Rico that “provides cryptocurrency mining services”, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Oleg Koziar et al v. Blammo Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$669K Blammo Crypto Trading Fraud’)
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Complaint alleging “Plaintiffs were victimized by cybercriminals who intentionally and unlawfully utilized a fake cryptocurrency trading website called ‘Blammo'”, causing them to lose their “entire retirement portfolio, all of their cash, and … incur at least $250,000.00 in debts” in Oleg Koziar, and Rimma Koziar, described as “retirees of Ukrainian extraction in their 60s” v. Blammo Ltd., Alamas Group Europe OÜ, of Estonia; John Doe and Jane Doe at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

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<![CDATA[Corporate report: Financial Reporting Advisory Board minutes and associated papers: 29 June 2023]]> 2023-09-11T13:39:56Z Minutes taken from the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB) meetings.

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<![CDATA[EU FAQ on Russian imports including cars]]> 2023-09-11T13:30:34Z The EU has added FAQ 13 to its import, purchase & transfer of listed goods Russia sanctions FAQs, which asks:
Can Russian nationals temporarily bring personal goods and vehicles listed in Annex XXI and subject to the prohibition in Art. 3i of Council Regulation 833/2014 into the Union, e.g. for touristic travels?
Answer:
No. Article 3i of Council Regulation 833/2014 prohibits the purchase, import, or transfer, directly or indirectly, of goods as listed in Annex XXI to the Regulation if they originate in Russia or are exported from Russia. This includes motor vehicles (cars) falling under CN code 8703.
A limited exemption exists for the purchase of goods in Russia for the personal use of nationals of Member States and their immediate family members (see Article 3i paragraph 3a). Besides the already expired transitional period, no further exceptions are foreseen and the import of such goods from Russia is prohibited.
It is not relevant whether the use of the vehicles is private or commercial as long as the vehicles are falling under a CN code listed in Annex XXI (e.g. CN code 8703) and are originating in or are being exported from Russia. This is most likely the case for vehicles having a Russian license plate and are registered in Russia. The duration of their possible stay in the Union and respectively the customs procedures under which they will be placed (e.g. release for free circulation or temporary admission) is also not relevant.
The post EU FAQ on Russian imports including cars appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[Policy paper: UK-India 12th Economic and Financial Dialogue: Joint Statement]]> 2023-09-11T13:27:48Z On 11 September 2023 the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held the 12th UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue in New Delhi, India. 

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<![CDATA[News story: Big steps forward in capital markets cooperation with India]]> 2023-09-11T13:23:00Z Indian firms could soon list in London, it has been announced as part of a package of plans unveiled today by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt alongside Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as they met in Delhi for face-to-face talks.

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<![CDATA[UK Govt guidance on third country iron and steel measures]]> 2023-09-11T12:30:07Z The Department for Business & Trade and the Department for International Trade have published a notice explaining the scope of the measures related to Russian iron and steel processed in third countries, including:

  • the evidence traders need to provide to demonstrate compliance;
  • what constitutes an “iron and steel” product;
  • examples of how the rules may be applied in practice and HMRC inspections; and
  • licensing provisions.

The post UK Govt guidance on third country iron and steel measures appeared first on EU Sanctions.

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<![CDATA[US FinCEN publishes analysis of Russia export controls circumvention]]> 2023-09-11T11:30:51Z Last week, US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a Financial Trend Analysis on patterns of suspected evasion of Russia-related export controls using Bank Secrecy Act data:

  • identifying transactions linking trade activity, likely involving sensitive goods, between end-users in Russia and other jurisdictions, particularly China, Hong Kong, Turkey, and the UAE; and
  • the majority of companies identified to be potentially associated with—or directly facilitating—Russian export control evasion are connected to the electronics industry and linked to several jurisdictions.

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<![CDATA[News story: Jonathan Bewes appointed as Non-Executive Director to the Court of the Bank of England]]> 2023-09-11T11:00:21Z In this role Jonathan will also become the Chair of the Court’s Audit and Risk Committee and will take up the role later this Autumn.

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<![CDATA[EU designates Russian prosecutors, judges, and FSB agents]]> 2023-09-11T10:30:42Z Last Friday, the EU designated 6 Russian individuals allegedly responsible for the investigation of and court proceedings against journalist, Vladyslav Yesypenko and Crimean Tatar, Nariman Dzhelyalov (Council Implementing Regulation, Council Decision, press release):

  • Elena Victorovna Podolnaya and Anastasia Ivanovna Supryaga, prosecutors in Crimea;
  • Denis Vladimirovich Korovin and Vitaliy Olegovich Vlasov, FSB officers;
  • Dliaver Memetovich Berberov and Viktor Viktorovich Krapko, judges in Crimea.

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<![CDATA[OffshoreAlert Weekly Digest – September 9, 2023]]> 2023-09-09T14:02:20Z 96

OffshoreAlert Weekly Digest – September 9, 2023

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