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US: foreign financial institution to pay $1.3 billion for Iran sanctions violations

buckleyfirm.com/blog/2019-04-17/german-headquartered-financial-institution-pay-13-billion-iran-sanctions-violations www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/economic-sanctions-aml/publications/unicredit-group-banks-agree-to-pay-a-combined-13-billion-penalty-for-iranian-and-other-sanctions-violations-one-bank-pleads-guilty?id=28671www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/u-s-regulators-fine-foreign-bank-1-3-88331/www.thewbkfirm.com/industry/u-s-regulators-fine-foreign-bank-1-3-billion-over-ofac-violationshome.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm658 See also:www.findknowdo.com/news/08/27/2021/bank-and-parent-company-settle-ofac-charges-iranian-and-syrian-sanctions-violations?utmhsfnotes.com/sanctions/2021/08/31/ofac-enters-settlement-agreement-with-a-non-u-s-company-and-its-u-s-parent-company-related-to-violations-of-iran-and-syria-sanctions/#page=1buckleyfirm.com/blog/2021-09-01/ofac-reaches-settlement-romanian-bank-iranian-and-syrian-sanctions-violations#page=1 0
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UK: Court upholds disclosure order despite risk of prosecution abroad

hsfnotes.com/litigation/2019/03/22/court-of-appeal-upholds-disclosure-order-despite-risk-of-prosecution-in-iran/www.allenovery.com/publications/en-gb/Pages/disclosure-obligations-override-foreign-criminal-law-breach.aspx www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/articles/2019/may/bank-mellat-v-hm-treasury-disclosure-in-english-civil-proceedings-overrides-iranian-sharia-law-on-privacy/ See also:Striking A Balance: Disclosure Orders Against Foreign Banks – ParrisWhittaker 0
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US: OFAC identifies Digital Currency Addresses in Sanctions Designations and issues FAQs on Digital Currency Compliance

www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20181130-ofac-identifies-digital-currency-addresses-in-sanctions-designations-and-provides-faqs-on-digital-currency-compliance www.lit-wc.shearman.com/ofac-identifies-digital-currency-addresses-of-iran goo.gl/Z1J3a8 home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm556 www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20181128.aspx   0
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US: OFAC settles with domestic and offshore bank on Sanctions violations

www.natlawreview.com/article/ofac-and-jpmorgan-chase-bank-agree-settlement www.ropesgray.com/en/newsroom/alerts/2018/12/Sanctions-Enforcement-Roars-Back-Takeaways-from-the-Societe-Generale-Settlement goo.gl/R5TDRC goo.gl/5wtq44 buckleysandler.com/blog/2018-11-27/french-bank-agrees-13-billion-settlement-resolve-us-sanctions-investigations www.manatt.com/Insights/Newsletters/Financial-Services-Law/US-Sanctions-Enforcement-Against-Foreign-Financial goo.gl/KXPPyK www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20181119_33.aspx www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-criminal-charges-against-soci-t-g-n-rale-sa-violations 0
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US: New developments on Iran Sanctions

goo.gl/wdRqi5 goo.gl/rtTRdG www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/end-of-the-road-u-s-sanctions-on-iran-20626/ knowledge.freshfields.com/papier-sanitair/Global/r/3853/iran_sanctions_re-imposed__what_you_need_to_know www.whitecase.com/publications/alert/united-states-fully-re-imposes-iran-sanctions-and-expands-designations goo.gl/a2giiX goo.gl/7aU7St See also: goo.gl/BckNpS www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/treasury-and-state-announce-new-humanitarian-mechanism-increase-transparency www.trumpandtrade.com/2019/10/treasurys-financial-crimes-enforcement-network-fincen-issues-final-rule-concerning-iran-money-laundering-concerns/ Update:www.findknowdo.com/news/12/08/2020/ofac-clarifies-scope-iranian-sanctions?utmwww.findknowdo.com/news/08/24/2021/ofac-authorizes-educational-exports-iran?utmwww.findknowdo.com/news/09/30/2021/ofac-issues-iran-related-faq?utmwww.findknowdo.com/news/11/18/2021/ofac-sanctions-iranian-cyber-company-and-associated-persons?utmwww.findknowdo.com/news/07/06/2022/ofac-sanctions-iranian-petroleum-and-petrochemical-trade-network?utm 0
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EU: Response to US re-imposition of sanctions on Iran

www.whitecase.com/publications/alert/eu-responds-us-re-imposition-sanctions-iran goo.gl/WLJooo foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/15/leaving-the-iran-nuclear-deal-will-have-unintended-consequences/ See also: goo.gl/K1ieKshttps://globalcompliancenews.com/us-iran-sanctions-eu-blocking-regulation-20180520/ 0
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Iran: US re-imposing nuclear Sanctions

goo.gl/ZYbVc4 www.cliffordchance.com/briefings/2018/05/back_to_the_futuresecondarysanction.html See also: goo.gl/4B4JWV goo.gl/WcYJnE Update: www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-advisory-iranian-regimes-illicit-and-malign-activities-and www.fincen.gov/resources/advisories/fincen-advisory-fin-2018-a006 www.hlengage.com/fincen-warns-of-iran-using-virtual-currencies-to-bypass-sanctions www.ropesgray.com/en/newsroom/alerts/2018/12/A-Review-Of-US-Economic-Sanctions-In-2018 www.findknowdo.com/news/06/17/2021/ofac-issues-general-licenses-respond-covid-19-syria-venezuela-and-iran?utm 0
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