Iraq Imposes Banking Sanctions on Hezbollah and ISIS
The Iraqi government has implemented new banking sanctions targeting individuals and entities connected to ISIS financing networks and Lebanese Hezbollah, acting in alignment with United States Treasury Department directives. According to an official document from the Iraqi Ministry of Finance, the decision is based on recent actions by the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets […]
US Treasury Department sanctions North Korean bankers, firms
8 individuals, Korea Mangyongdae Computer Technology Company, Ryujong Credit Bank sanctioned for ‘cybercrime and information technology (IT) worker fraud’ The US added several North Korean bankers and institutions to its sanctions list, on accusations of laundering cybercrime funds. “Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned eight individuals and two […]