OFAC can also designate persons and entities (including persons and entities in the United States) as Specially Designated Nationals ("SDN list"). OFAC designates persons and entities as SDNs for ...

This court ruling, which limits what can be designated or sanctioned by the U.S. government, has been hailed as a victory for ...

SkyGeek voluntarily disclosed some of the potential violations, which OFAC called non-egregious. The agency said it could have imposed a maximum civil penalty of more than $2.2 mi ...

OFAC made a similar request on May 4, 2021. The Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List includes parties that are sanctioned from conducting financial transactions by the U.S. due to money ...

The plaintiffs argued that OFAC exceeded its statutory authority by designating the software as a SDN, claiming that the smart contracts created by the software did not meet the definition of ...

In 2022, OFAC added the plaintiff firm to the SDN list under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). IEEPA permits OFAC to block “any property in which any foreign country ...