On Tuesday, OSFI added the following to its Consolidated List:
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Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a List of Entities
On Tuesday, Her Majesty's Treasury, in accordance with Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2014, added the following to sanctions on Russia in relation to the crisis in Ukraine:
BELAVENTSEV, Oleg, Yevgenyvich
DOB: 15/09/1949.
POB: Moscow
Group ID: 12951.
BOLOTOV, Valeriy
Other Information: One of the leaders of the separatist group 'Army of the South-East'.
Group ID: 12960.
GENNADEVICH, Tsyplakov, Sergey
Other Information: One of the leaders of the People's Militia of Dombas.
Group ID: 12963.
GERASIMOV, Valery, Vasilevich
DOB: 08/09/1955.
POB: Kazan
Position: General of the Army
Other Information: Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First
Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation
Group ID: 12958.
KOVATIDI, Olga, Fedorovna.
DOB: 07/05/1962.
POB: Simferopol, Ukrainian USSR
Position: Member of the Russian Federation Council from the annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Group ID: 12954.
KOZAK, Dmitry, Nikolayevich
DOB: 07/11/1958.
POB: Kirovohrad, Ukrainian USSR
Position: Deputy Prime Minister
Group ID: 12950.
MENYAILO, Sergei, Ivanovich
DOB: 22/08/1960.
POB: Alagir, North-Ossetian Autonomous SSR, RSFSR
Position: Acting governor of Sevastopol
Group ID: 12953.
NEVEROV, Sergei, Ivanovich
DOB: 21/12/1961.
POB: Tashtagol, USSR
Position: Deputy Chairman of State Duma, United Russia
Group ID: 12956.
PROKOPIV, German,
Other Information: Active leader of the 'Lugansk Guard'.
Group ID: 12959.
PURGIN, Andriy
Other Information: Head of the 'Donetsk Republic'.
Group ID: 12961.
PUSHYLIN, Denys
POB: Makiivka
Other Information: One of the leaders of the Donetsk Peoples Republic.
Group ID: 12962.
SAVELYEV, Oleg, Genrikhovich
DOB: 27/10/1965.
POB: Leningrad
Position: Minister for Crimean Affairs
Group ID: 12952.
SERGUN, Igor, Dmitrievich
DOB: 28/03/1957.
Position: Lieutenant General
Other Information: Director of GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate), Deputy Chief of the General Staff of
the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Group ID: 12957.
SHVETSOVA, Ludmila, Ivanovna
DOB: 24/09/1949.
POB: Alma-Ata, USSR
Position: Deputy Chairman of State Duma, United Russia
Group ID: 12955.
STRELKOV, Igor
a.k.a: STRIELKOV, Ihor
Other Information: Staff of Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the
Russian Federation (GRU).
Group ID: 12964.
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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2014
Press Releases Fraudulent email purporting to be related to Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited and Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to an e-mail purporting to be related to Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BOCHK) and Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHK). The e-mail requests customers to use an embedded hyperlink to connect to a fraudulent website (for example, “http://serveur53.heberjahiz.com/~ahssanba/wp-admin/network/link.php” linking to “http://www.pathedu.co/fonts/of/9d01c885b7fc0ece2ef9a240ac7dfcf3/HSBC1.htm” and “http://www.pathedu.co/fonts/of/9d01c885b7fc0ece2ef9a240ac7dfcf3/HSBC2.html”) and provide their personal information such as the Hong Kong Identity Card number and credit card information. BOCHK and SCBHK have clarified that they have not sent these e-mails to their customers and have no connection with the fraudulent website.
Anyone who has provided his or her personal information to the website, or has conducted any financial transactions through the website should contact BOCHK at 2214 3417 or SCBHK at 2886 8868, and any local police station or the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012.
“Members of the public are reminded not to access their Internet banking accounts through hyperlinks embedded in e-mails, Internet search engines or suspicious pop-up windows. Instead, they should access their Internet banking accounts by typing the website addresses at the address bar of the browser, or by bookmarking the genuine website and using that for access. In addition, banks are not expected to send e-mails asking their customers to provide their account information (e.g. Internet banking logon passwords) or verify their account information online. If in doubt, they should contact their banks,” said an HKMA spokesperson.
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To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel Fictitious correspondence, allegedly issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regarding funds purportedly under the control of the OCC, “Federal Reserve Bank,” and possibly other government entities, is in circulation. Correspondence may be distributed via e-mail, fax, or postal mail. Any document claiming that the OCC is involved in holding any funds for the benefit of any individual or entity is fraudulent. The OCC does not participate in the transfer of funds for, or on behalf of, individuals, business enterprises, or governmental entities. The correspondence may indicate that funds are being held by KAF Investment Bank, Malaysia, and that the recipient will be required to pay a mandatory processing fee for a Currency Capital Control Clearance to release the funds to the beneficiary’s bank account. Attached are copies of the fictitious documents. This material is being sent to consumers in an attempt to elicit funds from them and to gather personal information to be used in possible future identification theft. The correspondence in question contains the name of a fabricated OCC employee, Bright L. Wong, and a non-existent OCC mailing address. In addition, the e-mail correspondence contains telephone numbers, addresses, and e-mail addresses that are not associated with the OCC or any known authorized banking entity. Before responding in any manner to any proposal supposedly issued by the OCC that requests personal information or personal account information or that requires the payment of any fee in connection with the proposal, recipients should take steps to verify that the proposal is legitimate. At a minimum, the OCC recommends that consumers
Any information regarding the subject of this or any other alert that you wish to bring to the attention of the OCC may be sent to occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov.
Ellen M. Warwick
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On Tuesday, OFAC modified a number of sanctions programs. First, the following have been added to the SDN list under either the IFSR (Iran Financial Sanctions Regulations), Executive Order 13645 (part of the IFCA), or the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (NPWMD) programs:
AL AQILI, Mohamed Saeed (a.k.a. AL MARZOOQI, Mohamed Saeed Mohamed Al Aqili); DOB 23 Jul 1955; POB Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Executive Order 13645 Determination – Material Support; Passport A2599829 (United Arab Emirates); National ID No. 784-1955-8497107-1; Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Al Aqili Group LLC (individual) [EO13645] (Linked To: NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY; Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS; Linked To: SEYYEDI, Seyed Nasser Mohammad; Linked To: KASB INTERNATIONAL LLC).
NIZAMI, Anwar Kamal; DOB 19 Apr 1980; citizen Pakistan; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Executive Order 13645 Determination – Material Support; Passport AE9855872 (Pakistan); Accounts Manager, First Furat Trading LLC (individual) [EO13645] (Linked To: KASB INTERNATIONAL LLC).AL AQILI GROUP LLC (a.k.a. AL AQILI GROUP OF COMPANIES), Oud Metha Tower, 10th Floor, PO Box 1496, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Website http://www.aqili.com; Email Address info@aqili.com; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [EO13645].DALIAN ZHENGHUA MAOYI YOUXIAN GONGSI (a.k.a. DALIAN ZENGHUA TRADING CO., LTD.), Dalian, China; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR].DALIAN ZHONGCHUANG CHAR-WHITE CO., LTD., 2501-2508 Yuexiu Mansion, No. 82 Xinkai Road, Dalian, Liaoning Province 11601, China; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR].KARAT INDUSTRY CO., LTD., No. 110 Baiyun Street, Dalian, Liaoning, China; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR].MTTO INDUSTRY AND TRADE LIMITED, No. 9 Hongji Street, Xi Gang District, Dalian City, China; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR].SINOTECH DALIAN CARBON AND GRAPHITE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Dalian, China; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR].SINOTECH INDUSTRY CO., LTD., No. 190 Changjiang Road, Dalian City, China; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR].SUCCESS MOVE LTD., No. 1109 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, China; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR].TEREAL INDUSTRY AND TRADE LIMITED, No. 9 Hongji Street, Xi Gang District, Dalian City, China; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR].
Secondly, the following two listings were removed from the Iran sanctions program:
LIBRA SHIPPING SA (a.k.a. LIBRA SHIPPING), 3, Xanthou Street, Glyfada 16674, Greece; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [IRAN].LIBRA SHIPPING (a.k.a. LIBRA SHIPPING SA), 3, Xanthou Street, Glyfada 16674, Greece; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions [IRAN].
Lastly, the following were removed from the Iraqi sanctions program:
ABBAS, Kassim, Lerchesbergring 23A, D-60598, Frankfurt, Germany; DOB 07 Aug 1956; POB Baghdad, Iraq (individual) [IRAQ2].BAY INDUSTRIES, INC., 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA [IRAQ2].EUROMAC TRANSPORTI INTERNATIONAL SRL, Via Ampere 5, Monza 20052, Italy [IRAQ2].EUROMAC, LTD, 4 Bishops Avenue, Northwood, Middlesex, United Kingdom [IRAQ2].S.M.I. SEWING MACHINES ITALY S.P.A., Italy [IRAQ2].
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Yesterday, the Council of the European Union issued the following statement on Ukraine-related sanctions:
EU strengthens sanctions against actions undermining
Ukraine's territorial integrity
As agreed at the Foreign Affairs Council of 14 April, the Council has today expanded the
list of persons subject to targeted sanctions for actions undermining Ukraine's territorial
integrity sovereignty and independence.
15 additional persons responsible for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial
integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine will be targeted with a travel ban and a
freeze of their assets within the EU. This brings the total number of persons subject to
sanctions in connection with Ukraine's territorial integrity to 48.
The legal texts with the list of persons concerned will be published tomorrow in the EU
Official Journal and will enter into force at the same time.
Today's decision was adopted by written procedure.
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Who are these people and entities? Yesterday's press release from Treasury tells all:
Russian Government OfficialsThe following individuals are being designated because they are officials of the Russian government.Oleg Belavantsev was appointed Russia’s Presidential Envoy to Crimea on March 21, 2014, by President Putin.Sergei Chemezov was appointed by a presidential decree on November 26, 2007 as the Director General of the State Corporation for Promoting Development, Manufacturing and Export of Russian Technologies High-Tech Industrial Products, also known as Rostec. Rostec is a Russian state-owned holding company and has not been sanctioned. Chemezov is a trusted ally of President Putin, whom he has known since the 1980s when they lived in the same apartment complex in East Germany. Sergei Chemezov was one of the Russian Government’s nominees for the Board of Directors of Rosneft, a Russian state-owned oil company. He was selected for the Rosneft Board on June 20, 2013.Dmitry Kozak is a Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, a position that he has held since October 2008, and to which he was reappointed by presidential decree in May 2012. Kozak has served in a number of capacities in the Russian Federation since 1999, including as Chief of the Government Staff and Minister of Regional Development.Evgeniy Murov is the Director of Russia’s Federal Protective Service and an Army General. Murov has worked in Russian state security services since 1971 and became Head and Director of the Federal Protective Service in May 2000.Aleksei Pushkov has been a Deputy of the State Duma since December 4, 2011. He is also the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs.Igor Sechin is the President and Chairman of the Management Board for Rosneft, Russia’s leading petroleum company, and one of the world’s largest publicly-traded oil companies. Rosneft is a state-owned company and has not been sanctioned. Sechin was formerly the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation from 2008 until 2012. Additionally, from 2004 until 2008, Sechin was the Deputy Chief of Staff for President Putin. Sechin has shown utter loyalty to Vladimir Putin – a key component to his current standing.Vyacheslav Volodin is the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to move into Crimea is believed to have been based on consultations with his closest advisors, including Volodin.EntitiesThe following entities are being designated because they are owned or controlled by persons (either individuals or entities) whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13661.InvestCapitalBank and SMP Bank are controlled by Arkady and Boris Rotenberg who were designated on March 20, 2014 pursuant to E.O. 13661 for acting for or on behalf of or materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods and services to or in support of, a senior official of the Government of the Russian Federation.Stroygazmontazh (SGM Group) is a gas pipeline construction company owned or controlled by Arkady Rotenberg. Rotenberg created SGM Group in 2008 after acquiring multiple Gazprom contractors.The Volga Group is being designated for being owned or controlled by Gennaddy Timchenko. Timchenko was designated on March 20, 2014 pursuant to E.O. 13661 for acting for or on behalf of or materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods and services to or in support of, a senior official of the Government of the Russian Federation. Timchenko is the sole shareholder of the Volga Group, an investment strategy group that holds interest in a variety of assets on behalf of Timchenko.Transoil is a Russia-based rail freight operator that specializes in the transportation of oil and oil products. Transoil is designated for being owned or controlled by the Volga Group and Timchenko.Aquanika (Russkoye Vremya LLC) is a Russia-based mineral water and soft drink company. Aquanika is being designated because it is owned or controlled by the Volga Group and Timchenko. Aquanika produces drinks under several trade names including Aquanika.Sakhatrans LLC is a transportation company engaged in the construction of the bulk terminal for coal and iron ore exports in Muchka Bay near Vanino in Russia’s far east. Sakhatrans LLC is designated for being owned or controlled by the Volga Group and Timchenko.Avia Group LLC is involved in ground infrastructure for the Business Aviation Center at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow offering aircraft maintenance services, including aircraft storage and organization support services for flight operations. Avia Group LLC is designated for being owned or controlled by the Volga Group and Timchenko.Avia Group Nord LLC provides management services for corporate aviation at Pulkovo International Airport in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Avia Group Nord LLC is designated for being owned or controlled by the Volga Group and Timchenko.Stroytransgaz Holding is a holding company for construction assets. Stroytransgaz Holding is designated for being owned or controlled by the Volga Group and Timchenko.Stroytransgaz Group is a Russian construction group, comprising a number of business entities that specialize in different aspects of the construction industry. Stroytransgaz Group is designated for being owned or controlled by the Volga Group and Timchenko.Stroytransgaz OJSC is an electricity construction company. Stroytransgaz OJSC is designated for being owned or controlled by the Stroytransgaz Group, the Volga Group, and Timchenko.Stroytransgaz-M LLC is an industrial construction company focused on oil, gas, petrochemical, and other civil engineering projects. Stroytransgaz-M LLC is designated for being owned or controlled by the Stroytransgaz Group, the Volga Group, and Timchenko.Stroytransgaz LLC is an infrastructure construction company. Stroytransgaz LLC is designated for being owned or controlled by the Stroytransgaz Group, the Volga Group, and Timchenko.The Limited Liability Company Investment Company Abros is owned or controlled by Bank Rossiya. Bank Rossiya was designated on March 20, 2014 pursuant to E.O. 13661 for acting for or on behalf of or materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods and services to or in support of, a senior official of the Government of the Russian Federation. Bank Rossiya was also designated for being owned or controlled by Yuri Kovalchuk, who was designated on March 20, 2014 pursuant to E.O. 13661.CJSC Zest is being designated for being owned or controlled by Bank Rossiya.JSB Sobinbank is being designated for being owned or controlled by Bank Rossiya.