Treasury Designates Al-Qai’da Finance Section Leader

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today further targeted the financial network of al-Qai'da by designating Muhammad Abdallah Hasan Abu-al-Khayr, a key leader of the terrorist organization's finance section. Al-Khayr was designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for acting for or on behalf of al-Qai'da. Executive Order 13224 freezes any assets al-Khayr has under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in any transactions with him. The United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee took similar action against Al-Khayr today.  

Al-Khayr appears on a 2009 list of 85 persons wanted by the government of Saudi Arabia, in part because of his role as an al-Qai'da financial facilitator. He has transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars for a specific terrorist attack against U.S. interests.  Al-Khayr also acts for al-Qai'da in a leadership role on the media committee, and has on at least one occasion recruited a member for al-Qai'da. His relationship with al-Qai'da began with military training the terrorist group provided him in the mid-1990s. Al-Khayr is a son-in-law of Usama bin Laden and has also provided services to bin Laden as a bodyguard.

"After the death in May of Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, who essentially served as al-Qai'da's chief financial officer, we will continue to work with our allies to target those like al-Khayr who could step into al-Yazid's shoes," said Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey.  "Today's designation of al-Khayr by the United States and the United Nations will help to ensure that that al-Qai'da remains in severe financial straits."

Identifying Information:

MUHAMMAD ABDALLAH HASAN ABU-AL-KHAYR

AKA:              Abdallah al-Halabi

AKA:              'Abdallah al-Halabi al-Madani

AKA:              Abdallah al-Makki

AKA:              Abdallah el Halabi

AKA:              Abdullah al-Halabi

AKA:              Abu 'Abdallah al-Halabi

AKA:              Abu Abdallah al-Madani

AKA:              Mohammed Abdullah Hassan Abul-Khair

AKA:              Muhammad Bin- 'Abdullah Bin-Hamd Abu-al-Khayr

AKA:              Muhannad al-Jaddawi

POB:               Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah. Saudi Arabia

DOB:              June 19, 1975

Alt. DOB:       June 18, 1975

Passport:          Saudi A741097

                        Issued: November 14, 1995; Expired: September 19, 2000

National Identification Number:  Saudi, 1006010555

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has become aware of entities with websites that have given their contact addresses as being in the Cayman Islands.  The entities listed in the document below are not licensed or registered to carry on activities regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.  Our inquiries also reveal that they are also not registered with the Cayman Islands Companies Registry.  

The Authority would encourage people receiving any form of approach from these purported entities not to respond to them in any way. 

Link to site: http://www.cimoney.com.ky/enforcement/info_alerts.aspx?id=168

TO:

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security Officer)

SUBJECT:

Entities Not Authorized by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority

Summary:

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has revised its list of entities that provide a Cayman Islands mailing address, but are neither registered nor licensed to conduct business activities regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.

On July 14, 2010, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) published the attached list of financial entities that have Cayman Island addresses, but are neither registered nor licensed to undertake activities regulated by the CIMA. The notice also states that none of the entities are registered with the Cayman Islands Companies Registry.

These entities or persons representing them may be operating in the Cayman Islands, offering banking or other financial services to individuals, businesses or financial institutions located in the United States. They may be violating provisions of the Banks and Trust Companies Law (revised 2003) or other regulations issued by the Cayman Islands government. These entities may also be conducting or facilitating unauthorized financial transactions in the United States. Any proposed transactions involving these entities should be viewed with extreme caution.

Any information about these entities may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber Fraud and Financial Crimes Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-3054, Washington, D.C. 20429 or transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov.

For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's website at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2010/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html. This Special Alert replaces SA-40-2010.

Attachment: May be a accessed through http://www.cimoney.com.ky/enforcement/info_alerts.aspx?id=168

Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)

NOTE: Paper copies of FDIC Special Alerts may be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information Center, 1-877-275-3342 or 703-562-2200.

Answer: No. It is a good business practice (not required by the law) to ask for the request for the supporting documentation to be in writing (an email is acceptable). When the agent arrives on the scene, request their official ID to verify they are an authorized law enforcement officer. You may consider having them sign & date a pre-printed statement that they obtained the docs.      

Please refer to the following link from Page 44 of the SAR Activity Review link which explains this process. Make sure that they are in your written procedures.

http://www.fincen.gov/news_room/rp/files/sar_tti_09.pdf

FFIEC BSA/AML Exam Manual 

SAR Record Retention and Supporting Documentation

Banks must retain copies of SARs and supporting documentation for five years from the date of filing the SAR. Additionally, banks must provide all documentation supporting the filing of a SAR upon request by FinCEN or an appropriate law enforcement or federal banking agency. "Supporting documentation" refers to all documents or records that assisted a bank in making the determination that certain activity required a SAR filing. No legal process is required for disclosure of supporting documentation to FinCEN or an appropriate law enforcement or federal banking agency.⁷²

The following changes have been made to OFAC's SDN list:

ARIAN BANK (a.k.a. ARYAN BANK), House 2, Street Number 13, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan [NPWMD] [IFSR]

BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE DESARROLLO, C.A., Urb. El Rosal, Avenida Francisco de Miranda, Edificio Dozsa, Piso 8, Caracas C.P. 1060, Venezuela; RIF # J294640109 (Venezuela); SWIFT/BIC IDUNVECA; Banco Internacional de Desarrollo, C.A. is a separate and distinct entity from Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, known in English as the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), and from Banco Desarrollo Economico y Social De Venezuela (BANDES), an entity owned by the Government of Venezuela [NPWMD] [IFSR]

BANK KARGOSHAEE (a.k.a. KARGOSA'I BANK), 587 Mohammadiye Square, Mowlavi St., Tehran 11986, Iran [NPWMD] [IFSR]

BANK MELLI IRAN ZAO, Number 9/1, Ulitsa Mashkova, Moscow 103064, Russia [NPWMD] [IFSR]

BANK SEPAH INTERNATIONAL PLC, 5-7 Eastcheap, London EC3M 1JT, United Kingdom [NPWMD] [IFSR]

MELLAT BANK SB CJSC (a.k.a. "MELLAT BANK DB AOZT"), P.O. Box 24, Yerevan 0010, Armenia [NPWMD] [IFSR]

MELLI BANK PLC, 1 London Wall, London EC2Y 5EA, United Kingdom [NPWMD] [IFSR]

AHMADIAN, Ali Akbar (a.k.a. AHMADIYAN, Ali Akbar); DOB circa 1961; POB Kerman, Iran; citizen Iran; nationality Iran (individual) [NPWMD] -to- AHMADIAN, Ali Akbar (a.k.a. AHMADIYAN, Ali Akbar); DOB circa 1961; POB Kerman, Iran; citizen Iran; nationality Iran (individual) |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

ALLAHDAD, Hushang (a.k.a. ALLAHDADI, Hushang; a.k.a. GOLZARI, Sa'id); Passport A0022791; alt. Passport 08550695 (individual) [SDGT] -to- ALLAHDAD, Hushang (a.k.a. ALLAHDADI, Hushang; a.k.a. GOLZARI, Sa'id); Passport A0022791; alt. Passport 08550695 (individual) |[IRGC] [SDGT]|

BANK MELLAT, Head Office Bldg, 327 Taleghani Ave, Tehran 15817, Iran; 327 Forsat and Taleghani Avenue, Tehran 15817, Iran; PO Box 375010, Amiryan Str #6, P/N-24, Yerevan, Armenia; Keumkang Tower - 13th & 14th Floor, 889-13 Daechi-Dong, Gangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-280, Korea, South; PO Box 79106425, Ziya Gokalp Bulvari No 12, Kizilay, Ankara, Ankara, Turkey; Cumhuriyet Bulvari No 88/A, PK 7103521, Konak, Izmir, Turkey; Buyukdere Cad, Cicek Sokak No 1 - 1 Levent, Levent, Istanbul, Turkey; all offices worldwide [IRAN] [NPWMD] -to- BANK MELLAT, Head Office Bldg, 327 Taleghani Ave, Tehran 15817, Iran; 327 Forsat and Taleghani Avenue, Tehran 15817, Iran; PO Box 375010, Amiryan Str #6, P/N-24, Yerevan, Armenia; Keumkang Tower - 13th & 14th Floor, 889-13 Daechi-Dong, Gangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-280, Korea, South; PO Box 79106425, Ziya Gokalp Bulvari No 12, Kizilay, Ankara, Ankara, Turkey; Cumhuriyet Bulvari No 88/A, PK 7103521, Konak, Izmir, Turkey; Buyukdere Cad, Cicek Sokak No 1 - 1 Levent, Levent, Istanbul, Turkey; all offices worldwide |[IRAN] [NPWMD] [IFSR]|

BANK MELLI IRAN (a.k.a. BANK MELLI; a.k.a. NATIONAL BANK OF IRAN), PO Box 11365-171, Ferdowsi Avenue, Tehran, Iran; 43 Avenue Montaigne, Paris 75008, France; Room 704-6, Wheelock Hse, 20 Pedder St, Central, Hong Kong; Bank Melli Iran Bldg, 111 St 24, 929 Arasat, Baghdad, Iraq; PO Box 2643, Ruwi, Muscat 112, Oman; PO Box 2656, Liva Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 248, Hamad Bin Abdulla St, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 1888, Clock Tower, Industrial Rd, Al Ain Club Bldg, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 1894, Baniyas St, Deira, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 5270, Oman Street Al Nakheel, Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 459, Al Borj St, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 3093, Ahmed Seddiqui Bldg, Khalid Bin El-Walid St, Bur-Dubai, Dubai City 3093, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 1894, Al Wasl Rd, Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Postfach 112 129, Holzbruecke 2, D-20459, Hamburg, Germany; Nobel Ave. 14, Baku, Azerbaijan; Unit 1703-4, 17th Floor, Hong Kong Club Building, 3 A Chater Road Central, Hong Kong; all offices worldwide [IRAN] [NPWMD] -to- BANK MELLI IRAN (a.k.a. BANK MELLI; a.k.a. NATIONAL BANK OF IRAN), PO Box 11365-171, Ferdowsi Avenue, Tehran, Iran; 43 Avenue Montaigne, Paris 75008, France; Room 704-6, Wheelock Hse, 20 Pedder St, Central, Hong Kong; Bank Melli Iran Bldg, 111 St 24, 929 Arasat, Baghdad, Iraq; PO Box 2643, Ruwi, Muscat 112, Oman; PO Box 2656, Liva Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 248, Hamad Bin Abdulla St, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 1888, Clock Tower, Industrial Rd, Al Ain Club Bldg, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 1894, Baniyas St, Deira, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 5270, Oman Street Al Nakheel, Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 459, Al Borj St, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 3093, Ahmed Seddiqui Bldg, Khalid Bin El-Walid St, Bur-Dubai, Dubai City 3093, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 1894, Al Wasl Rd, Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Postfach 112 129, Holzbruecke 2, D-20459, Hamburg, Germany; Nobel Ave. 14, Baku, Azerbaijan; Unit 1703-4, 17th Floor, Hong Kong Club Building, 3 A Chater Road Central, Hong Kong; all offices worldwide |[IRAN] [NPWMD] [IFSR]|

BANK SADERAT IRAN (a.k.a. IRAN EXPORT BANK), Ground Floor Business Room, Building Banke Khoon Road, Harat, Afghanistan; No. 56, Opposite of Security Department, Toraboz Khan Str., Kabul, Afghanistan; 5 Lothbury, London EC2R 7HD, United Kingdom; Postfach 112227, Deichstrasse 11, 20459, Hamburg, Germany; PO Box 4308, 25-29 Venizelou St, Athens, Attica GR 105 64, Greece; PO Box 15745-631, Bank Saderat Tower, 43 Somayeh Avenue, Tehran, Iran; 16 rue de la Paix, Paris 75002, France; Postfach 160151, Friedenstr 4, D-60311, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 3rd Floor, Aliktisad Bldg, Ras El Ein Street Baalbak, Baalbak, Lebanon; Saida Branch, Sida Riad Elsoleh St, Martyrs Sq, Saida, Lebanon; Borj Albarajneh Branch - 20 Alholom Bldg, Sahat Mreijeh, Kafaat St, Beirut, Lebanon; 1st Floor, Alrose Bldg, Verdun - Rashid Karame St, Beirut, Lebanon; PO Box 5126, Beirut, Lebanon; 3rd Floor, Mteco Centre, Mar Elias, Facing Al Hellow Barrak, POB 5126, Beirut, Lebanon; Alghobeiri Branch - Aljawhara Bldg, Ghobeiry Blvd, Beirut, Lebanon; PO Box 1269, Muscat 112, Oman; PO Box 4425, Salwa Rd, Doha, Qatar; PO Box 2256, Doha, Qatar; 2nd Floor, No 181 Makhtoomgholi Ave, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; PO Box 700, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 16, Liwara Street, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 1140, Al-Am Road, Al-Ein, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Bur Dubai, Khaled Bin Al Walid St, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; Sheikh Zayed Rd, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 4182, Almaktoum Rd, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 4182, Murshid Bazar Branch, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 316, Bank Saderat Bldg, Alaroda St, Borj Ave, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; all offices worldwide [IRAN] [SDGT] -to- BANK SADERAT IRAN (a.k.a. IRAN EXPORT BANK), Ground Floor Business Room, Building Banke Khoon Road, Harat, Afghanistan; No. 56, Opposite of Security Department, Toraboz Khan Str., Kabul, Afghanistan; 5 Lothbury, London EC2R 7HD, United Kingdom; Postfach 112227, Deichstrasse 11, 20459, Hamburg, Germany; PO Box 4308, 25-29 Venizelou St, Athens, Attica GR 105 64, Greece; PO Box 15745-631, Bank Saderat Tower, 43 Somayeh Avenue, Tehran, Iran; 16 rue de la Paix, Paris 75002, France; Postfach 160151, Friedenstr 4, D-60311, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 3rd Floor, Aliktisad Bldg, Ras El Ein Street Baalbak, Baalbak, Lebanon; Saida Branch, Sida Riad Elsoleh St, Martyrs Sq, Saida, Lebanon; Borj Albarajneh Branch - 20 Alholom Bldg, Sahat Mreijeh, Kafaat St, Beirut, Lebanon; 1st Floor, Alrose Bldg, Verdun - Rashid Karame St, Beirut, Lebanon; PO Box 5126, Beirut, Lebanon; 3rd Floor, Mteco Centre, Mar Elias, Facing Al Hellow Barrak, POB 5126, Beirut, Lebanon; Alghobeiri Branch - Aljawhara Bldg, Ghobeiry Blvd, Beirut, Lebanon; PO Box 1269, Muscat 112, Oman; PO Box 4425, Salwa Rd, Doha, Qatar; PO Box 2256, Doha, Qatar; 2nd Floor, No 181 Makhtoomgholi Ave, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; PO Box 700, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 16, Liwara Street, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 1140, Al-Am Road, Al-Ein, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Bur Dubai, Khaled Bin Al Walid St, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; Sheikh Zayed Rd, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 4182, Almaktoum Rd, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 4182, Murshid Bazar Branch, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 316, Bank Saderat Bldg, Alaroda St, Borj Ave, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; all offices worldwide |[SDGT] [IRAN] [IFSR]|

BANK SEPAH, Imam Khomeini Square, Tehran 1136953412, Iran; 64 Rue de Miromesnil, Paris 75008, France; Hafenstrasse 54, D-60327, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Via Barberini 50, Rome, RM 00187, Italy; 17 Place Vendome, Paris 75008, France; all offices worldwide [IRAN] [NPWMD] -to- BANK SEPAH, Imam Khomeini Square, Tehran 1136953412, Iran; 64 Rue de Miromesnil, Paris 75008, France; Hafenstrasse 54, D-60327, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Via Barberini 50, Rome, RM 00187, Italy; 17 Place Vendome, Paris 75008, France; all offices worldwide |[NPWMD] [IRAN] [IFSR]|

EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BANK OF IRAN (a.k.a. BANK TOSEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. BANK TOWSEEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. BANK TOWSEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. EDBI), Export Development Building, Next to the 15th Alley, Bokharest Street, Argentina Square, Tehran, Iran; Tose'e Tower, Corner of 15th St., Ahmed Qasir Ave., Argentine Square, Tehran, Iran; No. 129, 21's Khaled Eslamboli, No. 1 Building, Tehran, Iran; No. 26, Tosee Tower, Arzhantine Square, P.O. Box 15875-5964, Tehran 15139, Iran; No. 4, Gandi Ave., Tehran 1516747913, Iran; Registration ID 86936 (Iran) issued 10 Jul 1991; all offices worldwide [IRAN] [NPWMD] -to- EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BANK OF IRAN (a.k.a. BANK TOSEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. BANK TOWSEEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. BANK TOWSEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. EDBI), Export Development Building, Next to the 15th Alley, Bokharest Street, Argentina Square, Tehran, Iran; Tose'e Tower, Corner of 15th St., Ahmed Qasir Ave., Argentine Square, Tehran, Iran; No. 129, 21's Khaled Eslamboli, No. 1 Building, Tehran, Iran; No. 26, Tosee Tower, Arzhantine Square, P.O. Box 15875-5964, Tehran 15139, Iran; No. 4, Gandi Ave., Tehran 1516747913, Iran; Registration ID 86936 (Iran) issued 10 Jul 1991; all offices worldwide |[IRAN] [IFSR] [NPWMD]|

FATER ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (a.k.a. FAATER INSTITUTE; a.k.a. FATER ENGINEERING COMPANY; a.k.a. GHARARGAH GHAEM FAATER INSTITUTE), No. 25, Valiasr Jonoobi, Azizi Street, Azadi Sq. NE, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- FATER ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (a.k.a. FAATER INSTITUTE; a.k.a. FATER ENGINEERING COMPANY; a.k.a. GHARARGAH GHAEM FAATER INSTITUTE), No. 25, Valiasr Jonoobi, Azizi Street, Azadi Sq. NE, Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK, P.L.C., Unit Level 10 (B1) Main Office Tower, Financial Park Labuan, Jalan Merdeka 87000 WP, Labuan, Malaysia; Business Registration Document # LL06889 (Malaysia) [NPWMD] -to- FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK, P.L.C., Unit Level 10 (B1) Main Office Tower, Financial Park Labuan, Jalan Merdeka 87000 WP, Labuan, Malaysia; Business Registration Document # LL06889 (Malaysia) |[NPWMD] [IFSR]|

FORUZANDEH, Ahmed (a.k.a. FAYRUZI, Ahmad; a.k.a. FOROOZANDEH, Ahmad; a.k.a. FORUZANDEH, Ahmad; a.k.a. FRUZANDAH, Ahmad; a.k.a. "ABU AHMAD ISHAB"; a.k.a. "ABU SHAHAB"; a.k.a. "JAFARI"), Qods Force Central Headquarters, Former U.S. Embassy Compound, Tehran, Iran; DOB circa 1960; alt. DOB circa 1963; alt. DOB circa 1962; alt. DOB circa 1961; alt. DOB circa 1959; alt. DOB circa 1958; alt. DOB circa 1955; alt. DOB 1957; POB Kermanshah, Iran; Brigadier General, Commanding Officer of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force Ramazan Corps; Deputy Commander of the Ramazan Headquarters; Chief of Staff of the Iraq Crisis Staff (individual) [IRAQ3] -to- FORUZANDEH, Ahmed (a.k.a. FAYRUZI, Ahmad; a.k.a. FOROOZANDEH, Ahmad; a.k.a. FORUZANDEH, Ahmad; a.k.a. FRUZANDAH, Ahmad; a.k.a. "ABU AHMAD ISHAB"; a.k.a. "ABU SHAHAB"; a.k.a. "JAFARI"), |Qods Force Central Headquarters, Former U.S. Embassy Compound, Tehran, Iran; DOB circa 1960; alt. DOB 1957; alt. DOB circa 1955; alt. DOB circa 1958; alt. DOB circa 1959; alt. DOB circa 1961; alt. DOB circa 1962; alt. DOB circa 1963; POB Kermanshah, Iran; Brigadier General, Commanding Officer of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force Ramazan Corps; Deputy Commander of the Ramazan Headquarters; Chief of Staff of the Iraq Crisis Staff| (individual) |[IRAQ3] [IRGC]|

FUTURE BANK B.S.C., Block 304, City Centre Building, Building 199, Government Avenue, Road 383, Manama, Bahrain; P.O. Box 785, City Centre Building, Government Avenue, Manama, Bahrain; Business Registration Document # 54514-1 (Bahrain) expires 9 Jun 2009; Trade License No. 13388 (Bahrain); All branches worldwide [NPWMD] -to- FUTURE BANK B.S.C., |P.O. Box 785, City Centre Building, Government Avenue, Manama, Bahrain; Block 304, City Centre Building, Building 199, Government Avenue, Road 383, Manama, Bahrain; Business Registration Document # 54514-1 (Bahrain) expires 9 Jun 2009; Trade License No. 13388 (Bahrain); All branches worldwide| |[NPWMD] [IFSR]|

GHARARGAHE SAZANDEGI GHAEM (a.k.a. GHARARGAH GHAEM), No. 25, Valiasr St., Azadi Sq., Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- GHARARGAHE SAZANDEGI GHAEM (a.k.a. GHARARGAH GHAEM), No. 25, Valiasr St., Azadi Sq., Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

GHORB KARBALA (a.k.a. GHARARGAH KARBALA; a.k.a. GHARARGAH SAZANDEGI KARBALA-MOASSESEH TAHA), No. 2 Firouzeh Alley, Shahid Hadjipour St., Resalat Highway, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- GHORB KARBALA (a.k.a. GHARARGAH KARBALA; a.k.a. GHARARGAH SAZANDEGI KARBALA-MOASSESEH TAHA), No. 2 Firouzeh Alley, Shahid Hadjipour St., Resalat Highway, Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

GHORB NOOH, P.O. Box 16765-3476, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- GHORB NOOH, P.O. Box 16765-3476, Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

HARA COMPANY (a.k.a. HARA INSTITUTE), Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- HARA COMPANY (a.k.a. HARA INSTITUTE), Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

HEJAZI, Mohammad; DOB circa 1959; citizen Iran; nationality Iran (individual) [NPWMD] -to- HEJAZI, Mohammad; DOB circa 1959; citizen Iran; nationality Iran (individual) |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

IMENSAZEN CONSULTANT ENGINEERS INSTITUTE, No. 5/1, Niroo Alley, Padegan-e-Valiasr Street, Sepah Square, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- IMENSAZEN CONSULTANT ENGINEERS INSTITUTE, No. 5/1, Niroo Alley, Padegan-e-Valiasr Street, Sepah Square, Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (a.k.a. AGIR; a.k.a. IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS; a.k.a. IRG; a.k.a. IRGC; a.k.a. ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY CORPS; a.k.a. PASDARAN; a.k.a. PASDARAN-E ENGHELAB-E ISLAMI; a.k.a. PASDARAN-E INQILAB; a.k.a. REVOLUTIONARY GUARD; a.k.a. REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS; a.k.a. SEPAH; a.k.a. SEPAH PASDARAN; a.k.a. SEPAH-E PASDARAN-E ENQELAB-E ESLAMI; a.k.a. THE ARMY OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION; a.k.a. THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS), Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (a.k.a. AGIR; a.k.a. IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS; a.k.a. IRG; a.k.a. IRGC; a.k.a. ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY CORPS; a.k.a. PASDARAN; a.k.a. PASDARAN-E ENGHELAB-E ISLAMI; a.k.a. PASDARAN-E INQILAB; a.k.a. REVOLUTIONARY GUARD; a.k.a. REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS; a.k.a. SEPAH; a.k.a. SEPAH PASDARAN; a.k.a. SEPAH-E PASDARAN-E ENQELAB-E ESLAMI; a.k.a. THE ARMY OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION; a.k.a. THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS), Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE (a.k.a. PASDARAN-E ENGHELAB-E ISLAMI (PASDARAN); a.k.a. SEPAH-E QODS (JERUSALEM FORCE)) [SDGT] -to- ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE (a.k.a. PASDARAN-E ENGHELAB-E ISLAMI (PASDARAN); a.k.a. SEPAH-E QODS (JERUSALEM FORCE)) |[SDGT] [IRGC]|

ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS AIR FORCE (a.k.a. IRGC AIR FORCE; a.k.a. SEPAH PASDARAN AIR FORCE), Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS AIR FORCE (a.k.a. IRGC AIR FORCE; a.k.a. SEPAH PASDARAN AIR FORCE), Tehran, Iran |[IRGC] [NPWMD]|

ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS MISSILE COMMAND (a.k.a. IRGC MISSILE COMMAND), Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS MISSILE COMMAND (a.k.a. IRGC MISSILE COMMAND), Tehran, Iran |[IRGC] [NPWMD]|

JAFARI, Mohammad Ali (a.k.a. JAFARI-NAJAFABADI, Mohammad Ali), c/o IRGC, Tehran, Iran; DOB 1957; POB Yazd, Iran; nationality Iran; Commander-in-Chief, IRGC (individual) [NPWMD] -to- JAFARI, Mohammad Ali (a.k.a. JAFARI-NAJAFABADI, Mohammad Ali), c/o IRGC, Tehran, Iran; DOB 1957; POB Yazd, Iran; nationality Iran; Commander-in-Chief, IRGC (individual) |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

KHATAM OL ANBIA GHARARGAH SAZANDEGI NOOH (a.k.a. GHORB KHATAM; a.k.a. KHATAM AL-ANBYA; a.k.a. KHATAM OL AMBIA), No. 221, Phase 4, North Falamak-Zarafshan Intersection, Shahrak-E-Ghods, Tehran 14678, Iran [NPWMD] -to- KHATAM OL ANBIA GHARARGAH SAZANDEGI NOOH (a.k.a. GHORB KHATAM; a.k.a. KHATAM AL-ANBYA; a.k.a. KHATAM OL AMBIA), No. 221, Phase 4, North Falamak-Zarafshan Intersection, Shahrak-E-Ghods, Tehran 14678, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

MORTEZAVI, Hasan (a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Ali Hassan; a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Majid; a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Majid Mirali; a.k.a. "ALI, Hassan"); DOB 28 Apr 1961; POB Ghazvin, Iran; citizen Iran; Passport 7572775 (Iran) (individual) [SDGT] -to- MORTEZAVI, Hasan (a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Ali Hassan; a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Majid; a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Majid Mirali; a.k.a. "ALI, Hassan"); DOB 28 Apr 1961; POB Ghazvin, Iran; citizen Iran; Passport 7572775 (Iran) (individual) |[SDGT] [IRGC]|

MUSAVI, Hossein; DOB 23 Oct 1960; POB Neishabour, Iran; nationality Iran; Passport A0016662 (Iran) issued 29 Oct 2002 (individual) [SDGT] -to- MUSAVI, Hossein; DOB 23 Oct 1960; POB Neishabour, Iran; nationality Iran; Passport A0016662 (Iran) issued 29 Oct 2002 (individual) |[SDGT] [IRGC]|

NAQDI, Mohammad Reza; DOB circa 1952; alt. DOB circa Mar 1961; alt. DOB circa Apr 1961; POB Najaf, Iran; alt. POB Tehran, Iran; Brigadier General and Commander of the IRGC Basij Resistance Force (individual) [NPWMD] -to- NAQDI, Mohammad Reza; DOB circa 1952; alt. DOB circa Mar 1961; alt. DOB circa Apr 1961; POB Najaf, Iran; alt. POB Tehran, Iran; Brigadier General and Commander of the IRGC Basij Resistance Force (individual) |[IRGC] [NPWMD]|

OMRAN SAHEL, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- OMRAN SAHEL, Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

ORIENTAL OIL KISH, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Second Floor, 96/98 East Atefi St., Africa Blvd., Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- ORIENTAL OIL KISH, |Second Floor, 96/98 East Atefi St., Africa Blvd., Tehran, Iran; Dubai, United Arab Emirates| |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

PERSIA INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC, 6 Lothbury, London EC2R 7HH, United Kingdom; Dubai International Financial Centre, Level 4, The Gate Building, P.O. Box 119871, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; all offices worldwide [NPWMD] -to- PERSIA INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC, |Dubai International Financial Centre, Level 4, The Gate Building, P.O. Box 119871, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 6 Lothbury, London EC2R 7HH, United Kingdom; all offices worldwide| |[NPWMD] [IFSR]|

POST BANK OF IRAN, 237 Motahari Avenue, Tehran 1587618118, Iran [NPWMD] -to- POST BANK OF IRAN, 237 Motahari Avenue, Tehran 1587618118, Iran |[NPWMD] [IFSR]|

QASEMI, Rostam (a.k.a. GHASEMI MOHAMMADALI, ROSTAM), Iran; citizen Iran; nationality Iran; Passport A2463775 (Iran) (individual) [NPWMD] -to- QASEMI, Rostam (a.k.a. GHASEMI MOHAMMADALI, ROSTAM), Iran; citizen Iran; nationality Iran; Passport A2463775 (Iran) (individual) |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

RAH SAHEL INSTITUTE, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- RAH SAHEL INSTITUTE, Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

RAHAB INSTITUTE (f.k.a. RAHSAZ INSTITUTE), Ghorb-e Ghaem Building, Valiasr St., Azizi Blvd., Azadi Sq., Tehran, Iran; Eastern 14th St., Beihaghi Blvd., Arjantin Sq., Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- RAHAB INSTITUTE (f.k.a. RAHSAZ INSTITUTE), Ghorb-e Ghaem Building, Valiasr St., Azizi Blvd., Azadi Sq., Tehran, Iran; Eastern 14th St., Beihaghi Blvd., Arjantin Sq., Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

REZAIE, Morteza (a.k.a. REZAI, Morteza); DOB circa 1956; citizen Iran; nationality Iran (individual) [NPWMD] -to- REZAIE, Morteza (a.k.a. REZAI, Morteza); DOB circa 1956; citizen Iran; nationality Iran (individual) |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

SAFAVI, Yahya Rahim (a.k.a. AL-SIFAWI, Yahya Rahim; a.k.a. RAHIM SAFAWI, Yahia; a.k.a. RAHIM-SAFAVI, Yahya; a.k.a. SAFAVI, Rahim; a.k.a. YAHYA RAHIM-SAFAVI, Seyyed; a.k.a. YAHYA SAFAVI, Sayed); DOB circa 1952; POB Esfahan, Iran (individual) [NPWMD] -to- SAFAVI, Yahya Rahim (a.k.a. AL-SIFAWI, Yahya Rahim; a.k.a. RAHIM SAFAWI, Yahia; a.k.a. RAHIM-SAFAVI, Yahya; a.k.a. SAFAVI, Rahim; a.k.a. YAHYA RAHIM-SAFAVI, Seyyed; a.k.a. YAHYA SAFAVI, Sayed); DOB circa 1952; POB Esfahan, Iran (individual) |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

SAHEL CONSULTANT ENGINEERS, No. 57, Eftekhar St., Larestan St., Motahhari Ave, Tehran, Iran; P.O. Box 16765-34, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- SAHEL CONSULTANT ENGINEERS, No. 57, Eftekhar St., Larestan St., Motahhari Ave, Tehran, Iran; P.O. Box 16765-34, Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

SALIMI, Hosein (a.k.a. SALAMI, Hoseyn; a.k.a. SALAMI, Hossein; a.k.a. SALAMI, Hussayn); citizen Iran; nationality Iran; Passport D08531177 (Iran) (individual) [NPWMD] -to- SALIMI, Hosein (a.k.a. SALAMI, Hoseyn; a.k.a. SALAMI, Hossein; a.k.a. SALAMI, Hussayn); citizen Iran; nationality Iran; Passport D08531177 (Iran) (individual) |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

SEPANIR OIL AND GAS ENGINEERING COMPANY (a.k.a. SEPANIR; a.k.a. SEPANIR ESTABLISHMENT), No. 319 Shahid Bahonar Street, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- SEPANIR OIL AND GAS ENGINEERING COMPANY (a.k.a. SEPANIR; a.k.a. SEPANIR ESTABLISHMENT), No. 319 Shahid Bahonar Street, Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

SEPASAD ENGINEERING COMPANY, No. 4 Corner of Shad St., Mollasadra Ave., Vanak Square, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] -to- SEPASAD ENGINEERING COMPANY, No. 4 Corner of Shad St., Mollasadra Ave., Vanak Square, Tehran, Iran |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

SHAHLAI, Abdul Reza (a.k.a. SHAHLAEE, Abdul-Reza; a.k.a. SHAHLAI, Abdol Reza; a.k.a. SHAHLA'I, Abdolreza; a.k.a. SHAHLAI, 'Abdorreza; a.k.a. SHALAI, 'Abd-al Reza; a.k.a. SHALA'I, Abdul Reza; a.k.a. "ABU-AL-KARKH', 'Yusuf"; a.k.a. "YASIR, Hajji"; a.k.a. "YUSEF, Hajj"; a.k.a. "YUSIF, Haji"; a.k.a. "YUSIF, Hajji"), Mehran Military Base, Ilam Province, Iran; Kermanshah, Iran; DOB circa 1957 (individual) [IRAQ3] -to- SHAHLAI, Abdul Reza (a.k.a. SHAHLAEE, Abdul-Reza; a.k.a. SHAHLAI, Abdol Reza; a.k.a. SHAHLA'I, Abdolreza; a.k.a. SHAHLAI, 'Abdorreza; a.k.a. SHALAI, 'Abd-al Reza; a.k.a. SHALA'I, Abdul Reza; a.k.a. "ABU-AL-KARKH', 'Yusuf"; a.k.a. "YASIR, Hajji"; a.k.a. "YUSEF, Hajj"; a.k.a. "YUSIF, Haji"; a.k.a. "YUSIF, Hajji"), |Kermanshah, Iran; Mehran Military Base, Ilam Province, Iran; DOB circa 1957| (individual) |[IRAQ3] [IRGC]|

SOLEIMANI, Qasem (a.k.a. SALIMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SOLAIMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SOLEMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SOLEYMANI, Ghasem; a.k.a. SOLEYMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SULAIMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SULAYMAN, Qasmi; a.k.a. SULEMANI, Qasem); DOB 11 Mar 1957; POB Qom, Iran; citizen Iran; nationality Iran; Diplomatic Passport 008827 (Iran) issued 1999 (individual) [NPWMD] -to- SOLEIMANI, Qasem (a.k.a. SALIMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SOLAIMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SOLEMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SOLEYMANI, Ghasem; a.k.a. SOLEYMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SULAIMANI, Qasem; a.k.a. SULAYMAN, Qasmi; a.k.a. SULEMANI, Qasem); DOB 11 Mar 1957; POB Qom, Iran; citizen Iran; nationality Iran; Diplomatic Passport 008827 (Iran) issued 1999 (individual) |[NPWMD] [IRGC]|

ZAHEDI, Mohammed Reza (a.k.a. MAHDAVI, Reza; a.k.a. MAHDAWI, Hasan; a.k.a. ZAHDI, Mohammad Riza; a.k.a. ZAHEDI, Ali Reza), Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 1944; POB Esfahan, Iran; nationality Iran (individual) [SDGT] -to- ZAHEDI, Mohammed Reza (a.k.a. MAHDAVI, Reza; a.k.a. MAHDAWI, Hasan; a.k.a. ZAHDI, Mohammad Riza; a.k.a. ZAHEDI, Ali Reza),  Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 1944; POB Esfahan, Iran; nationality Iran (individual) |[SDGT] [IRGC]|

Barclays Bank PLC Settles Allegations of Violations of Multiple Sanctions Programs.

Barclays Bank PLC has agreed to settle allegations of violations of the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 538; the Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 560; the Burmese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 537; and the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, promulgated under either the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA&rdquo, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-06, or the Trading With the Enemy Act (“TWEA&rdquo, 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1-44. Barclays’ settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC&rdquo  is part of a global settlement among Barclays, OFAC, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the New York County District Attorney’s Office. The bank agreed to settle with OFAC the alleged violations of OFAC regulations for $176,000,000, with the obligation deemed satisfied by a payment of $298,000,000 to the Department of Justice and the New York County District Attorney’s Office. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the New York State Banking Department have taken regulatory action against the bank through the issuance of a consent Cease and Desist Order. The British Financial Services Authority, as the home country regulator of Barclays, will be assisting OFAC and the U.S. bank supervisors in assuring proactive remediation.

Barclays’ apparent violations arose out of practices designed to circumvent filters at U.S. banks installed to detect transactions in violation of OFAC regulations. This was done using cover payments to avoid referencing parties targeted by U.S. sanctions and omitting or removing information in payment messages in order to conceal the identities of U.S. sanctions targets – most notably Sudan – in electronic funds transfer instructions executed through the United States. In addition, Barclays sometimes processed payments involving sanctioned persons through a Barclays sundry account, making it appear as though Barclays was the remitting bank. Based on OFAC’s analysis of information provided by Barclays, from August 2002 through September 2006, Barclays routed at least 1,285 electronic funds transfers, with an aggregate value of approximately $112,695,000, through Barclays New York and third-party banks located in the United States, in apparent violation of IEEPA or TWEA and the OFAC regulations related to the sanctions programs cited above.

Barclays has terminated the practices that led to the alleged illegal activities, has cooperated fully with OFAC, and has put in place policies and procedures that are designed to minimize the risk of the recurrence of similar conduct in the future. Barclays voluntarily self-disclosed the apparent violations under the terms of OFAC’s Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines (“the Guidelines&rdquo. The total base penalty amount under the Guidelines for all apparent violations was approximately $218,971,000. OFAC mitigated the total potential penalty based on Barclays’ substantial cooperation, its remediation, the fact that OFAC had not issued a penalty notice or Finding of Violation against Barclays in the five years preceding the transactions at issue, and Barclays’ willingness to enter into tolling agreements with OFAC. Mitigation was also extended because a number of the Sudan transactions involved the export of agricultural products. At the same time, aggravating circumstances – including the recklessness of the apparent violations, awareness of the conduct by relevant managers within the bank, and sophistication of the institution – partially offset the amount of mitigation.

For the next two years, Barclays will conduct annual reviews of its policies and procedures and their implementation, and an appropriate risk-based sampling of U.S. dollar payments to ensure that its OFAC compliance program is functioning effectively to detect, correct, and report OFAC-sanctioned transactions when they occur. The entire Settlement Agreement between OFAC and Barclays is posted under the Selected Settlement Agreements section of this website.

Barclays Bank PLC Settles Allegations of Violations of Multiple Sanctions Programs.

Barclays Bank PLC has agreed to settle allegations of violations of the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 538; the Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 560; the Burmese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 537; and the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, promulgated under either the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA&rdquo, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-06, or the Trading With the Enemy Act (“TWEA&rdquo, 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1-44. Barclays’ settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC&rdquo  is part of a global settlement among Barclays, OFAC, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the New York County District Attorney’s Office.

The bank agreed to settle with OFAC the alleged violations of OFAC regulations for $176,000,000, with the obligation deemed satisfied by a payment of $298,000,000 to the Department of Justice and the New York County District Attorney’s Office. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the New York State Banking Department have taken regulatory action against the bank through the issuance of a consent Cease and Desist Order. The British Financial Services Authority, as the home country regulator of Barclays, will be assisting OFAC and the U.S. bank supervisors in assuring proactive remediation.

Barclays’ apparent violations arose out of practices designed to circumvent filters at U.S. banks installed to detect transactions in violation of OFAC regulations. This was done using cover payments to avoid referencing parties targeted by U.S. sanctions and omitting or removing information in payment messages in order to conceal the identities of U.S. sanctions targets – most notably Sudan – in electronic funds transfer instructions executed through the United States. In addition, Barclays sometimes processed payments involving sanctioned persons through a Barclays sundry account, making it appear as though Barclays was the remitting bank. Based on OFAC’s analysis of information provided by Barclays, from August 2002 through September 2006, Barclays routed at least 1,285 electronic funds transfers, with an aggregate value of approximately $112,695,000, through Barclays New York and third-party banks located in the United States, in apparent violation of IEEPA or TWEA and the OFAC regulations related to the sanctions programs cited above.

Barclays has terminated the practices that led to the alleged illegal activities, has cooperated fully with OFAC, and has put in place policies and procedures that are designed to minimize the risk of the recurrence of similar conduct in the future. Barclays voluntarily self-disclosed the apparent violations under the terms of OFAC’s Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines (“the Guidelines&rdquo. The total base penalty amount under the Guidelines for all apparent violations was approximately $218,971,000. OFAC mitigated the total potential penalty based on Barclays’ substantial cooperation, its remediation, the fact that OFAC had not issued a penalty notice or Finding of Violation against Barclays in the five years preceding the transactions at issue, and Barclays’ willingness to enter into tolling agreements with OFAC. Mitigation was also extended because a number of the Sudan transactions involved the export of agricultural products. At the same time, aggravating circumstances – including the recklessness of the apparent violations, awareness of the conduct by relevant managers within the bank, and sophistication of the institution – partially offset the amount of mitigation.

ENTITIES – 31 CFR 501.805(d)(1)(i)

Banco Colpatria, S.A., ("Colpatria") on behalf of the former Banco Colpatria, S.A., Miami Agency, which discontinued its operations in 2007 ("Colpatria Miami"), has remitted $91,849 to settle allegations of prohibited transactions involving blocked property under OFAC’s Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions Regulations ("NTSR") occurring between November 22, 2004 and May 24, 2005, without admitting or denying liability. OFAC alleged that Colpatria Miami violated the NTSR by processing 26 dollar-denominated wire transfers on behalf of one Colpatria corporate client, after OFAC designated the corporate client’s beneficial owners as Special Designated Narcotics Traffickers ("SDNTs"). Although Colpatria Miami screened the names of the beneficial owners against the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List ("SDN List") at the time that the account was opened, it did not screen the names as the SDN List was updated. After discovering that the corporate client’s beneficial owners had been designated as SDNTs, Colpatria Miami voluntarily self-disclosed this matter to OFAC. The base penalty amount for the alleged violations was $229,623. The settlement amount reflects OFAC’s consideration of the following General Factors: Colpatria Miami voluntarily self-reported this matter to OFAC; Colpatria Miami has no history of any OFAC violations; Colpatria Miami revised its software configuration to review automatically the names of authorized signatories and beneficial owners of accounts rather than just the names of the account holders when performing account opening and periodic name checks against OFAC’s SDN List; and Colpatria signed a tolling agreement with OFAC.

This new July 2010 List, which is current as of July 20, 2010, contains data on 43,617 registered MSBs. This is an increase of 576 MSB registrations from the June 15, 2010 total of 43,041.

http://www.fincen.gov/financial_institutions/msb/pdf/msb_registration_list.pdf

ENTITIES – 31 CFR 501.805(d)(1)(i)

Compass Bank Settles Sudanese Sanctions Regulations Allegations:

The following entities have been added to OFAC's SDN list:

Requirements: Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience; progressive commercial and residential loan processing experience in a banking environment; must be able to demonstrate all stages of loan processing; must have a thorough and communicable knowledge of lending laws and regulations; intermediate/advanced Excel spreadsheet skills; working knowledge of Fiserv, Laserpro software; excellent oral and written communication skills; high school diploma or equivalent, some college.

Only applicants with the requirements listed will be contacted. Please fax resumes to 352-483-9109.

First Green Bank

1301 South Bay Street

Eustis, FL 32726

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Guidance Regarding Import Prohibitions Imposed by the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010

Weapons of Mass Destruction/Non-proliferation Sanctions Updated as of August 2010

Link

The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN list:

The following entities have been added to OFAC's SDN list:

The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN list:

ALLAHDAD, Hushang (a.k.a. ALLAHDADI, Hushang; a.k.a. GOLZARI, Sa'id); Passport A0022791; alt. Passport 08550695 (individual) [SDGT]

KHOSHNEVIS, Hessam (a.k.a. KHOSH, Hussam; a.k.a. KHOSH-NEVIS, Hesaam; a.k.a. KHOSHNEVIS, Hesam; a.k.a. KHOSH-NEVIS, Hesam; a.k.a. KHOSHNEVIS, Hussam; a.k.a. KHOSHNVIS, Hassan; a.k.a. KHOUCHNOYESS, Hussam); nationality Iran; Passport A0023862 (Iran) (individual) [SDGT]

MORTEZAVI, Hasan (a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Ali Hassan; a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Majid; a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Majid Mirali; a.k.a. "ALI, Hassan"); DOB 28 Apr 1961; POB Ghazvin, Iran; citizen Iran; Passport 7572775 (Iran) (individual) [SDGT]

MUSAVI, Hossein; DOB 23 Oct 1960; POB Neishabour, Iran; nationality Iran; Passport A0016662 (Iran) issued 29 Oct 2002 (individual) [SDGT]

MUSAVI, Razi (a.k.a. MUSAVI, Hosein Razi), Damascus, Syria; DOB 1964 (individual) [SDGT]

ZAHEDI, Mohammed Reza (a.k.a. MAHDAVI, Reza; a.k.a. MAHDAWI, Hasan; a.k.a. ZAHDI, Mohammad Riza; a.k.a. ZAHEDI, Ali Reza), Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 1944; POB Esfahan, Iran; nationality Iran (individual) [SDGT]

ZURAIK, Ali Hasan (a.k.a. ZRAIQ, Ali; a.k.a. ZREIK, Ali; a.k.a. ZREIK, Ali Hassan; a.k.a. ZURAYQ, Ali); DOB 1952; POB Al Khiyam, Lebanon; Passport RL0266714 (Lebanon); alt. Passport 1082625 (Lebanon) (individual) [SDGT]

The following entities have been added to OFAC's SDN list:

IMAM KHOMEINI RELIEF COMMITTEE (LEBANON BRANCH) (a.k.a. COMITE ISLAMIQUE DAIDES ET DE BIEM LIBAN; a.k.a. EMDAD ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION; a.k.a. EMDAD COMMITTEE FOR ISLAMIC CHARITY; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINI EMDAD COMMITTEE; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINI FOUNDATION; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINI IMDAD COMMITTEE; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINI RELIEF ORGANIZATION; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINI SUPPORT COMMITTEE; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINY AID COMMITTEE; a.k.a. IMDAD ASSOCIATION OF THE ISLAMIC PHILANTHROPIC COMMITTEE; a.k.a. IMDAD COMMITTEE FOR ISLAMIC CHARITY; a.k.a. IMDAD ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE FOR CHARITY; a.k.a. ISLAMIC CHARITY EMDAD; a.k.a. ISLAMIC CHARITY EMDAD COMMITTEE; a.k.a. ISLAMIC EMDAD CHARITABLE COMMITTEE; a.k.a. KHOMEINI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; a.k.a. KHOMEINI SOCIAL HELP COMMITTEE; a.k.a. KOMITE EMDAD EMAM; a.k.a. "AL-IMDAD"), P.O. Box 25-211 Beirut AiRabi' Building, 2nd Floor,, Mokdad Street, Haret Hreik, Beirut, Lebanon; P.O. Box 25/221 El Ghobeiry, Beirut, Lebanon [SDGT]

IRANIAN COMMITTEE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEBANON (a.k.a. IRANIAN COMMISSION FOR REBUILDING SOUTHERN LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN COMMISSION IN LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN COMMITTEE FOR REBUILDING LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN COMMITTEE FOR THE CONTRIBUTION IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN COMMITTEE TO RECONSTRUCT LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN CONTRIBUTORY ORGANIZATION FOR RECONSTRUCTING LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN HEADQUARTERS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN ORGANIZATION FOR REBUILDING LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN ORGANIZATION FOR RECONSTRUCTION IN LEBANON; a.k.a. IRAN'S HEADQUARTERS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEBANON), Near Iranian Embassy, Brazilia Building, 1st Floor, Lebanon [SDGT]

The following Government of Iran entities have been listed:

ASCOTEC HOLDING GMBH (f.k.a. AHWAZ STEEL COMMERCIAL & TECHNICAL SERVICE GMBH ASCOTEC; f.k.a. AHWAZ STEEL COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICE GMBH ASCOTEC; a.k.a. ASCOTEC GMBH), Tersteegen Strasse 10, Dusseldorf 40474, Germany; Registration ID HRB 26136 (Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

ASCOTEC JAPAN K.K., 8th Floor, Shiba East Building, 2-3-9 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0014, Japan; all offices worldwide [IRAN]

ASCOTEC MINERAL & MACHINERY GMBH (a.k.a. ASCOTEC MINERAL AND MACHINERY GMBH; f.k.a. BREYELLER KALTBAND GMBH), Tersteegenstr. 10, Dusseldorf 40474, Germany; Registration ID HRB 55668 (Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

ASCOTEC SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY GMBH (a.k.a. ASCOTEC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GMBH), Tersteegenstrasse 10, Dusseldorf D 40474, Germany; Registration ID HRB 58745 (Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

ASCOTEC STEEL TRADING GMBH (a.k.a. ASCOTEC STEEL), Tersteegenstr. 10, Dusseldorf 40474, Germany; Georg-Glock-Str. 3, Dusseldorf 40474, Germany; Registration ID HRB 48319 (Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

BANK TORGOVOY KAPITAL ZAO (a.k.a. TC BANK; a.k.a. TK BANK; a.k.a. TK BANK ZAO; a.k.a. TORGOVY KAPITAL (TK BANK); a.k.a. TRADE CAPITAL BANK; a.k.a. TRADE CAPITAL BANK (TC BANK); a.k.a. ZAO BANK TORGOVY KAPITAL), 3 Kozlova Street, Minsk 220005, Belarus; Registration ID 30 (Belarus); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

BREYELLER STAHL TECHNOLOGY GMBH & CO. KG (a.k.a. BREYELLER STAHL TECHNOLOGY GMBH AND CO. KG; f.k.a. ROETZEL-STAHL GMBH & CO. KG; f.k.a. ROETZEL-STAHL GMBH AND CO. KG), Josefstrasse 82, Nettetal 41334, Germany; Registration ID HRA 4528 (Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

IFIC HOLDING AG (a.k.a. IHAG), Koenigsallee 60 D, Dusseldorf 40212, Germany; Registration ID HRB 48032 (Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

IHAG TRADING GMBH, Koenigsallee 60 D, Dusseldorf 40212, Germany; Registration ID HRB 37918 (Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION ORGANIZATION OF IRAN (a.k.a. IDRO; a.k.a. IRAN DEVELOPMENT & RENOVATION ORGANIZATION COMPANY; a.k.a. IRAN DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION ORGANIZATION COMPANY; a.k.a. SAWZEMANE GOSTARESH VA NOWSAZI SANAYE IRAN), Vali Asr Building, Jam e Jam Street, Vali Asr Avenue, Tehran 15815-3377, Iran; all offices worldwide [IRAN]

IRAN FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY (a.k.a. IFIC), No. 4, Saba Blvd., Africa Blvd., Tehran 19177, Iran; P.O. Box 19395-6947, Tehran, Iran; all offices worldwide [IRAN]

IRANIAN MINES AND MINING INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION ORGANIZATION (a.k.a. IMIDRO; a.k.a. IRAN MINING INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION ORGANIZATION; a.k.a. IRANIAN MINES AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION), No. 39, Sepahbod Gharani Avenue, Ferdousi Square, Tehran, Iran; all offices worldwide [IRAN]

IRASCO S.R.L. (a.k.a. IRASCO ITALY), Via Di Francia 3, Genoa 16149, Italy; Registration ID GE 348075 (Italy); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

MACHINE SAZI ARAK CO. LTD. (a.k.a. MACHINE SAZI ARAK COMPANY P J S C; a.k.a. MACHINE SAZI ARAK SSA; a.k.a. MASHIN SAZI ARAK; a.k.a. "MSA"), Arak, Km 4 Tehran Road, Arak, Markazi Province, Iran; No. 1, Northern Kargar Street, Tehran 14136, Iran; P.O. Box 148, Arak 351138, Iran; all offices worldwide [IRAN]

MAHAB GHODSS CONSULTING ENGINEERING COMPANY (a.k.a. MAHAB GHODSS CONSULTING ENGINEERING CO.; a.k.a. MAHAB GHODSS CONSULTING ENGINEERS SSK; a.k.a. MAHAB QODS ENGINEERING CONSULTING CO.), 16 Takharestan Alley, Dastgerdy Avenue, P.O. Box 19395-6875, Tehran 19187 81185, Iran; No. 17, Dastgerdy Avenue, Takharestan Alley, 19395-6875, Tehran 1918781185, Iran; Registration ID 48962 (Iran) issued 1983; all offices worldwide [IRAN]

METAL & MINERAL TRADE S.A.R.L. (a.k.a. METAL & MINERAL TRADE (MMT); a.k.a. METAL AND MINERAL TRADE (MMT); a.k.a. METAL AND MINERAL TRADE S.A.R.L.; a.k.a. MMT LUXEMBURG; a.k.a. MMT SARL), 11b, Boulevard Joseph II L-1840, Luxembourg; Registration ID B 59411 (Luxembourg); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

MINES AND METALS ENGINEERING GMBH (M.M.E.), Georg-Glock-Str. 3, Dusseldorf 40474, Germany; Registration ID HRB 34095 (Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

ONERBANK ZAO (a.k.a. EFTEKHAR BANK; a.k.a. HONOR BANK; a.k.a. HONORBANK; a.k.a. HONORBANK ZAO; a.k.a. ONER BANK; a.k.a. ONERBANK; a.k.a. ONER-BANK), Ulitsa Klary Tsetkin 51, Minsk 220004, Belarus; Registration ID 807000227 (Belarus) issued 16 Oct 2009; SWIFT/BIC HNRBBY2X (Belarus); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

SINA BANK (f.k.a. BFCC; f.k.a. BONYAD FINANCE AND CREDIT COMPANY; f.k.a. SINA FINANCE AND CREDIT COMPANY), 187 Motahhari Avenue, P.O. Box 1587998411, Tehran, Iran; Kish Financial Center, Sahel, Kish Island, Iran; SWIFT/BIC SINAIRTH (Iran); alt. SWIFT/BIC SINAIRTH418 (Iran); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

WEST SUN TRADE GMBH (a.k.a. WEST SUN TRADE), Winterhuder Weg 8, Hamburg 22085, Germany; Arak Machine Mfg. Bldg., 2nd Floor, opp. of College Economy, Northern Kargar Ave., Tehran 14136, Iran; Mundsburger Damm 16, Hamburg 22087, Germany; Registration ID HRB 45757 (Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

The following changes have been made to OFAC's SDN list:

EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BANK OF IRAN (a.k.a. BANK TOSEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. BANK TOWSEEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. EDBI), Export Development Building, Next to the 15th Alley, Bokharest Street, Argentina Square, Tehran, Iran; Tose'e Tower, Corner of 15th St., Ahmad Qasir Ave., Argentine Square, Tehran, Iran; No. 129, 21's Khaled Eslamboli, No. 1 Building, Tehran, Iran; C.R. No. 86936 (Iran); All branches worldwide [NPWMD] -to- EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BANK OF IRAN (|a.k.a. BANK TOSEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. BANK TOWSEEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. BANK TOWSEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. EDBI|), |Export Development Building, Next to the 15th Alley, Bokharest Street, Argentina Square, Tehran, Iran; Tose'e Tower, Corner of 15th St., Ahmed Qasir Ave., Argentine Square, Tehran, Iran; No. 129, 21's Khaled Eslamboli, No. 1 Building, Tehran, Iran; No. 26, Tosee Tower, Arzhantine Square, P.O. Box 15875-5964, Tehran 15139, Iran; No. 4, Gandi Ave., Tehran 1516747913, Iran; Registration ID 86936 (Iran) issued 10 Jul 1991; all offices worldwide| |[IRAN][NPWMD]|

August 3, 2010

Treasury Announces New Sanctions Against
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force Leadership

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today a set of designations targeting the Government of Iran's support for terrorism and terrorist organizations, including Hizballah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) and the Taliban. Iran is the primary funder of Hizballah and has long been recognized as the most active state sponsor of terrorism. Today's designations expose Iran's use of its state apparatus – including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force – and state-run social service organizations to support terrorism under the guise of providing reconstruction and economic development assistance or social services.

Pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 – which is aimed at freezing the assets of terrorists and their supporters, thereby isolating them from the U.S. financial and commercial systems – Treasury today designated: Click on link

http://www.treasury.gov/press/releases/tg810.htm

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Under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), 31 U.S.C. 5311 et seq., and its implementing regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 103, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) may bring an enforcement action for violations of the reporting, recordkeeping or other requirements of the BSA. FinCEN’s Office of Enforcement evaluates enforcement matters that may result in a variety of remedies, including the assessment of civil money penalties.

For example, civil money penalties may be assessed for recordkeeping violations under 31 C.F.R. §103.29, or for reporting violations for failing to file a currency transaction report (CTR) in violation of 31 C.F.R. §103.22, a suspicious activity report (SAR) in violation of 31 C.F.R. §103.21, or a report of foreign bank and financial accounts (FBAR) in violation of 31 C.F.R. §103.24.

Click here to obtain links to each of the enforcement actions and documents.

http://www.fincen.gov/news_room/ea/#eaf

Link to PDF

http://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/patriot/pdf/leinfosharing.pdf

Source: FinCEN

Results -Report Link http://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/patriot/pdf/314afactsheet.pdf