US Sanctions Summary – November 2023

US Treasury OFAC Sanctions Targets November 2023

11/2: Russia – 130 sanctions evasion and military-industrial targets

11/3: Russia – Virtual currency money launderer for elites, cybercriminals

11/7: Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel – Narcotics, fentanyl

11/14: Iran, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) – US & UK joint action

11/15: Costa Rica – Narcotics trafficker – US & Costa Rica joint action

11/16: Bosnia & Hercegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia – US Treasury & State

11/16: UAE – Maritime vessels, companies breaching G7 oil price cap

11/17: Iraq, Kata’ib Hezbollah – Iran-backed Iraqi militias

11/21: Binance – Record fines for terrorist financing, ransomware, child sexual abuse, darknet violations involving: Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, Hamas, PIJ, Al Qaeda, ISIS violations: FinCEN $3.4BN, OFAC $968M; DoJ & CFTC actions

11/29: North Korea – Sinbad virtual currency mixer – key money laundering for Lazarus

11/29: Iran, IRGC-QF – Financial facilitators from Iran, Hong Kong, Dubai & Sharjah UAE, Singapore, Russia

11/30: Mexico’s CJNG Cartel – Timeshare fraud – US & Mexico joint action

11/30: North Korea – Int’l agents, cyber intrusion group