Former corrupt Liberian official designated under Section 7031(c)
Public Designation of Andrew Wonplo Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 Share Today, I am announcing the public...
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My guess was that today’s Global Magnitsky designations were for corruption – I guessed well. Here’s the State Department press release for the sanctioned entity: Sanctions on Nabah Ltd. Owned or...
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PRESS RELEASES Treasury Sanctions Chinese Entity in Cambodia Under Global Magnitsky Authority September 15, 2020 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...
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Today’s episode of Mr. Watchlist’s DesigNation is about the OFAC designation of the Chinese state-owned company Union Development Group, and why the State Department press release, which is available...
View Article7031(c) Corruption Designations: Felipe Alejos Lorenzana & Delia Bac
Public Designation of Current and Former Members of the Guatemalan Congress Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 28, 2020 Share...
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Designation of Former President of Nicaragua Aleman Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Share Today, I am announcing the...
View ArticleOFAC adds 6 to Global Magnitsky sanctions
OFAC has added the following persons: KOI, Wan Kuok (a.k.a. KUOK-KUI, Wan; a.k.a. “Broken Tooth”; a.k.a. “Brokentooth”; a.k.a. “GUOJU, Yin”; a.k.a. “KUI, Bung Nga”), Macau; DOB 29 Jul 1955; Gender...
View ArticleFormer Slovak Republic Prosecutor General gets 7031(c) designation
Designation of Former Prosecutor General Dobroslav Trnka of the Slovak Republic for Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 25, 2021 Share...
View ArticleUkrainian Oligarch designated under Section 7031(c) for corruption
Public Designation of Oligarch and Former Ukrainian Public Official Ihor Kolomoyskyy Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 5, 2021...
View ArticleParaguay Congressperson gets Section 7031(c) designation for corruption
Designation of Representative in Paraguayan Congress for Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 6, 2021 Share I am announcing today the...
View ArticleOFAC adds 2 to Global Magnitsky sanctions for corruption
Today, OFAC added the following persons to the SDN List under its Global Magnitsky anti-corruption/human rights program: ALEJOS CAMBARA, Gustavo Adolfo (a.k.a. ALEJOS CAMBARA, Gustavo), Guatemala; DOB...
View ArticleUK makes new Global Anti-Corruption sanctions program, adds 22 listings, and...
Introduction26/04/20211. On 26 April 2021, the Foreign Secretary laid before Parliament the Global Anti- Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/488) (the Regulations). The Regulations are...
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Public Designation of Albanian Sali Berisha Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 19, 2021Share Today, I am announcing the public...
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Today, the U.S. sanctioned a whole bunch of Bulgarians for corruption under both the Global Magnitsky sanctions program and under Section 7031(c) designation barring entry to the U.S. I believe it’s...
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Public Designation of Former Namibian Public Officials for Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JUNE 15, 2021Share We are announcing today the public...
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Designation of Republic of Guatemala Congressperson Boris España Cáceres Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON JUNE 17, 2021Share Today, we...
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U.S. Releases Section 353 List of Corrupt and Undemocratic Actors for Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 1, 2021Share The United States is...
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Walter René Araujo Morales, former member and president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, undermined democratic processes or institutions by calling for insurrection against the Legislative Assembly...
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Gustavo Adolfo Alejos Cambara, former Guatemalan Presidential Chief of Staff, engaged in significant corruption by facilitating payments to congressional representatives and judges on Guatemala’s...
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Gustavo Alberto Perez, current congressional representative, has engaged in significant corruption. He was indicted in the Arca Abierta MACCIH-investigated corruption case for embezzling $800,000...
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