Even more Global Magnitsky designations…
Earlier today, OFAC added the following persons: AL-WARFALLI, Mahmud (a.k.a. AL-WERFALLI, Mahmoud; a.k.a. AL-WERFALLI, Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf), Benghazi, Libya; DOB 1978; nationality Libya; Gender Male...
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Statement on International Anti-Corruption Day December 9, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable...
View ArticleCorruption-o-Rama 1: Latvians and Cambodians
Public Designations Due to Significant Corruption of Latvian and Cambodian Officials MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON DECEMBER 10, 2019 Share Today, the Department of State designates two foreign...
View ArticleCorruption-o-Rama 2: Cambodia, Latvia AND Serbia
Global Magnitsky Program Designations for Corruption and Serious Human Rights Abuse MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON DECEMBER 10, 2019 Share On International Anticorruption Day and International...
View ArticleAnd if you were wondering about the rash of Global Magnitsky designations…
United States Takes Action Against Corruption and Serious Human Rights Abuse PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 10, 2019 Share This week and last, the United States...
View ArticleFormer Guatemalan minister designated due to corruption by State Department
Public Designation, Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption, of former Guatemalan Minister Alejandro Sinibaldi PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 3, 2019 Share The...
View ArticleTwo former Paraguayan officials designated under Section 7031(c) for corruption
Public Designation, Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption, of Two Former Paraguayan Officials, Oscar Gonzalez Daher and Javier Diaz Veron MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON DECEMBER 10, 2019...
View ArticleHonduran Congressman Oscar Ramon Najera designated under Section 7031(c) for...
Public Designation, Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption, of Honduran Congressman Oscar Ramon Najera PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 20, 2019 Share Today, I am...
View ArticleState designates former Molvodan official under Section 7031(c)
Public Designation, Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption, of Former Moldovan Official Plahotniuc PRESS STATEMENT OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 13, 2020 Share Today, I am designating...
View ArticleTransparency International releases its 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index
The United States this year is ranked 23rd, with a score of 69. That score is down from a recent high of 76 in 2015. Notably, Transparency International noted Greece, Guyana and Estonia notably...
View ArticleState Department designates Bulgarian judge for his corruption
Public Designation, Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption, of Bulgarian Judge Andon Mitalov PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 5, 2020 Share Today, I am designating...
View ArticleFormer Mexican State Governor designated under Section 7031(c) for corruption
Public Designation of the Former Governor of the Mexican State of Nayarit, Roberto Sandoval Castañeda, Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF...
View ArticleSEC Charges Cardinal Health with FCPA violations
Press Release SEC Charges Cardinal Health With FCPA Violations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2020-48 Washington D.C., Feb. 28, 2020 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ohio-based...
View ArticleMay 28, 2020: Former Bosnia and Herzegovina representative sanctioned under...
Public Designation of Former Representative Amir Zukic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 28, 2020 Share...
View ArticleGustavo Adolfo Alejos Cambara of Guatemala designated under Section 7031(c)
Public Designation of Gustavo Adolfo Alejos Cambara of Guatemala Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 8, 2020 Share Today, I am...
View ArticleVenezuelan SDN gets 7031(c) designation & a bounty
The State Department Takes Action and Calls for Information to Bring Venezuelan National Maikel Jose Moreno Perez to Justice PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 21, 2020 Share...
View ArticleEver wonder about those recent INA designations?
I just found this In Focus report from the Congressional Review Service which talks about various tools targeting foreign corruption and human rights abuses. It discusses Section 7031(c), the Global...
View ArticleA former Venezuelan Minister gets 7031(c) designation for corruption…
Public Designation of Former Officials of the Illegitimate Maduro Regime Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 28, 2020 Share Today, I...
View ArticleSanctions and Visa Restrictions for 4 Ugandans
OFAC added the following persons: ECOBU, Patrick (a.k.a. MUKISA, Patrick), Uganda; DOB 29 Jan 1976; nationality Uganda; Gender Male; National ID No. 001278331 (Uganda) (individual) [GLOMAG]. MIREMBE,...
View Article1MDB-related settlement of civil forfeiture cases
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 2, 2020 United States Reaches Settlement to Recover more than $60 Million Involving Malaysian Sovereign Wealth...
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