The Compliance Kitchen returns with a wrap-up of the week’s top trade and economic sanction issues. In today’s episode, Silvia Surman looks at OFAC issues Russia-related sanctions licenses and allows for limited marine activities on SDN vessels; DOJ obtains a guilty plea for EAR violations due to unlicensed exports of chemicals to a Chinese SOE listed on the Entity List.
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In this episode, cryptocurrency expert Matt Stankiewicz discusses why sanctions and AML compliance need to be taken seriously in the cryptocurrency industry.
Matt Stankiewicz, a Partner at Volkov Law, is a leading industry expert on cryptocurrency. Bittrex, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, suffered twin enforcement actions for AML and Sanctions Compliance deficiencies. Matt takes a deep dive into the enforcement actions and outlines practical compliance steps that every cryptocurrency exchange should implement.
Join us as we discuss the following:
- The enforcement action on Bittrex led by OFAC and FinCEN
- Why compliance risks are increasing in the cryptocurrency industry
- Practical steps that all cryptocurrency exchanges should implement
To reach Matt, email him at: mstankiewicz@volkovlaw.com
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- Crypto groups sue Treasury over Tornado cash sanctions. (WSJ)
- Rant at Ascot ends Deloitte’s career. (FT)
- Venezuela objects to Citgo sale. (Reuters)
- When pay-to-play goes local. (The Mercury News)
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
· A Virtual currency put on sanctions list. (WSJ)
· Business travel rebounds. (Bloomberg)
· Feds move to seize Armenian politician mansion in LA. (LATimes)
· Twitter shareholders sue to stop Musk purchase. (Reuters)
OFAC recently announced a settlement with OFAC for $78,750 for violations of the Ukraine-Russia Sanctions Program. The enforcement action provides important reminders relating to compliance with various “deby” maturity restrictions and how OFAC construes this restriction. Michael Volkov reviews OFAC’s enforcement action against S&P Global in this episode.
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Additional Russia Sanctions
OFAC, State Dept. issue further Russia restrictions and General Licenses.
On this April Fool’s Day for 2022, Tom and Jay are back to look at some of the week’s top compliance and ethics stories in the Slap Seen ‘Round the World edition.
Stories
- The Slap Seen ‘Round the World and Compliance. Tom in FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog.
- Will CCOs have to certify compliance? Text of Kenneth Polite speech. Tom and Matt in Compliance into the Weeds. Matt in Radical Compliance.
- Coal exec indicted under the FCPA. Harry Cassin in the FCPA Blog.
- Good bribes. Dick Cassin in the FCPA Blog.
- Why controls are key to compliance. Chris Audet in CCI.
- MarshMac UK sub garners Declination with Disgorgement. Dylan Tokar in WSJ Risk & Compliance Journal.
- ZTE whistleblower feared for his life. Ashley Yablon in CCI.
- Whistleblowing keys. Jan Stampers In Risk and Compliance Matters.
- Fine line between compliance and evasion of OFAC sanctions. Mike Volkov in Corruption Crime and Compliance.
- ISSB delivers sustainability guidelines. IFRS Press Release.
Podcasts and More
- What is the intersection of Sports and Ethics? Each year, Jason Meyer holds Ethics Madness, a discussion of this intersection done during March Madness. This year, Jason engaged Tom for Ethics Madness in the podcast format. It was cross-posted on Jason’s site Eight Mindsets, which he co-hosts with Nicole Rose and on Tom’s site, Greetings and Felicitations.
- Tom has a two part series with Aly McDevitt on her recent Ransomware case study, on Greetings and Felicitations, Part 1 and Part 2.
- Why should you attend Compliance Week 2022? Find out on this episode of From the Editor’s Desk. Listeners get a $200 discount to CW 2022 with the code Fox200. More here.
- Tom visits with longtime MS 150 rider Alan Peterson on The Hill Country Podcast. Donate to the fight against MS here.
- Why should compliance lead corporate ESG? Kristy Grant-Hart explains on the ESG Compliance Podcast.
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OFAC Sanctions Pretend NGO
OFAC sanctions World Human Care, a pretend humanitarian NGO for financing violent extremists.
