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Mr. Watchlist’s DesigNation

The home for financial crime analysis and commentary. Mostly focused on economic sanctions, with anti-money laundering, export control and anti-bribery and corruption sprinkled in from time to time – it’s 15 minutes or less of your day to get a fresh perspective on current events and how they impact the bigger picture in business (and geopolitics, too!).

If you hunger for even more news about financial crime, you can always come over to MrWatchlist.com – I’d love to see you there!

Album art by Em Sohn (my youngest) – see https://www.sohnillustration.com/

Copyright: © 2020 Mr. Watchlist’s DesigNation

Latest Episodes:

Third Time’s the Charm Jun 25, 2021

Show notes

Episode 46 (“Third Time’s the Charm”) Show Notes

OFAC Chinese Military Companies Sanction Page

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/chinese-military-companies-sanctions

Executive Order 13959

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/13959.pdf

Executive Order 13974

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/13974.pdf

Executive Order 14032

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/14032.pdf

Non-SDN Chinese Military Industrial Complex Companies (NS-CMIC) List Page

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/consolidated-sanctions-list/ns-cmic-list

OFAC Gets an E for… Egregious? May 06, 2021

Show notes

Episode 45 (“OFAC Gets an E for … Egregious?”) Show Notes

OFAC Enforcement Guidelines

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/fr74_57593.pdf

SAP SE Enforcement Action

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20210429_sap.pdf

Nordgas S.r.l. Enforcement Action

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20210326_nordgas.pdf

Everything But the Kitchen Sink Apr 15, 2021

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Episode 44 (“Everything but the Kitchen Sink”) Show Notes

Executive Order on Blocking Property with Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation (unnumbered as of April 15, 2021)

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/04/15/executive-order-on-blocking-property-with-respect-to-specified-harmful-foreign-activities-of-the-government-of-the-russian-federation/

Directive 1 Under Executive Order of April 15, 2021 Blocking Property with Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/sovereign_debt_prohibition_directive_1.pdf

New Frequently Asked Questions

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/886

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/887

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/888

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/889

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/890

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/891

Updated Frequently Asked Questions

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/673

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/674

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/675

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/676

Executive Order 13883 (CBW Act-related sanctions)

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/13883.pdf

CBW Act Directive

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/fr84_48704.pdf

Executive Order 13661

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/ukraine_eo2.pdf

European Parliament report (“Energy as a tool of foreign policy of authoritarian states, in particular Russia”)

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2018/603868/EXPO_STU(2018)603868_EN.pdf

The Other Shoe Drops Apr 07, 2021

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Episode 43 (“The Other Shoe Drops”) Show Notes

Nordgas OFAC Enforcement Action

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20210326_nordgas.pdf

UniControl OFAC Enforcement Action

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20210315_uc.pdf

Out of Control Mar 16, 2021

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Episode 42 (“Out of Control”) Show Notes

OFAC UniControl Enforcement Action

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20210315_uc.pdf

OFAC Enforcement Guidelines

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/fr74_57593.pdf

OFAC Apollo Aviation Enforcement Action

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20191107_apollo.pdf

OFAC British Arab Commercial Bank Enforcement Action

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20190917_bacb.pdf

OFAC Clearstream Banking Enforcement Action

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20140123_clearstream.pdf

Keep Your Friends Close... Feb 28, 2021

Show notes

Episode 41 (“Hold Your Friends Close...”) Show Notes

Treasury Press Release of February 26, 2021

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0038

State Department Press Release of February 26, 2021

https://www.state.gov/accountability-for-the-murder-of-jamal-khashoggi/

Immigration and Nationality Act

https://www.uscis.gov/laws-and-policy/legislation/immigration-and-nationality-act

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr2839

Withholding Judgment Feb 25, 2021

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Episode 40 (“Withholding Judgment”) Show Notes

U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Forced Labor Enforcement Fact Sheet

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2016-Aug/Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Forced%20Labor%20Procedures.pdf

CBP Withhold Release Orders and Findings

https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/forced-labor/withhold-release-orders-and-findings

A Bit Much? Feb 21, 2021

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Episode 39 (“A Bit Much?”) Show Notes

BitPay, Inc, Enforcement Action

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20210218_bp.pdf

OFAC Enforcement Guidelines

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/fr74_57593.pdf

BitGo Enforcement Action

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20201230_bitgo.pdf

Last Minute Reprieve Jan 11, 2021

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Episode 38 (“Last Minute Reprieve”) Show Notes

Executive Order 13959

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/13959.pdf

Frequently Asked Question 857

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/857

Frequently Asked Question 858

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/858

Frequently Asked Question 859

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/859

Frequently Asked Question 860

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/860

Frequently Asked Question 864

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/864

Communist Chinese Military Companies General License 1

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/chinese_military_gl1.pdf

Non-SDN Communist Chinese Military Companies List

https://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/ccmc/ns-ccmc_list.pdf

NYSE Scraps Plans to Delist Chinese Telecom Stocks

https://www.wsj.com/articles/nyse-scraps-plans-to-delist-chinese-telecom-stocks-11609819126?mod=hp_lead_pos5

China Mobile website

https://www.chinamobileltd.com/en/about/overview.php

“Trust, but Verify”, Revisited Jan 04, 2021

Show notes

Episode 37 (“Trust, but Verify”, Revisited) Show Notes

General License INT/2020/059 Publication Notice

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/949118/General_licence_-_INT.2020.059_-_Publication_Notice.pdf

General License INT/2020/059

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/949119/INT.2020.059.pdf

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/855/introduction/made

UK Russia sanctions guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/russia-sanctions-guidance/russia-sanctions-guidance

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1547

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32017R1547&from=EN

Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014R0269&from=EN

OFAC Belarus General License 2G

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/belarus_gl2g.pdf

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