regulatory bodies like OFAC are placing greater emphasis on ensuring that financial institutions uphold sanctions laws. This ...
The alleged wrongdoing didn’t end there—payments related to the sale were reportedly routed through U.S. financial institutions, further deepening the violation. OFAC claims that Aiotec’s ...
and remit payments for the polypropylene plant through U.S. financial institutions. Aiotec did not voluntarily disclose the violation to OFAC and was an egregious case. In or around 2015 ...
OFAC’s alert warned foreign financial institutions that joining SPFS may result in their designation under E.O. 14024 for operating within the Russian Federation’s financial services sector.