Tag Archives: Venezuela
OFAC Imposes Blocking Sanctions on PdVSA
Authors: Susannah Cogman, Partner, London; Daniel Hudson, Partner, London; Jonathan Cross, Counsel, New York; Geng Li, Associate, New York; and Christopher Milazzo, Associate, New York. On January 28, 2019, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control … Continue reading
US IMPOSES SANCTIONS TARGETING DIGITAL CURRENCIES ISSUED BY THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AND DESIGNATES MORE VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS
On March 19, 2018, President Trump issued an executive order that aims to curb sanctions circumvention by the Maduro regime in Venezuela through the use of digital currencies. This unprecedented executive order prohibits US persons from participating or being … Continue reading
Filed under Corporate Crime, Sanctions and Money Laundering, US
US establishes new Venezuela sanctions regime and imposes sanctions on Venezuelan officials
On Monday, 9 March 2015, President Obama signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to deal with the threat to US national security and foreign policy posed by “the Government of Venezuela’s erosion of human rights guarantees, persecution of … Continue reading
Filed under Americas, Sanctions and Money Laundering, US
