Notice2023-05795
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
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Published
March 22, 2023
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Treasury DepartmentForeign Assets Control Office
Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17298-17299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05795]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have
been placed on OFAC's List of Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or
more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and
interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are
blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in
transactions with them.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for effective date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.:
202-622-2490; Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-
2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant
Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855; or the Assistant
Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions
programs are available on OFAC's website (<a href="https://www.treasury.gov/ofac">https://www.treasury.gov/ofac</a>).
Notice of OFAC Action(s)
On January 5, 2023, OFAC determined that the property and interests
in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following persons are
blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below.
Individuals
1. AL-KHATUNI, Abd Al Hamid Salim Ibrahim Ismail Brukan, (a.k.a.
ALISMAEEL, Abdulhameed Salim Ibrahim; a.k.a. AL-KHATUNI, `Abd-al-
Hamid Salim Ibrahim Isma'il; a.k.a. ``AL-KHATUNI, Brukan''), Mersin,
Turkey; DOB 01 Sep 1970; alt. DOB 12 Jan 1970; POB Ba'aj, Iraq;
nationality Iraq; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section
1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
(individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE
LEVANT).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of Executive Order
13224 of September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting
Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support
Terrorism,'' 66 FR 49079, as amended by Executive Order 13886 of
September 9, 2019, ``Modernizing Sanctions To Combat Terrorism,'' 84
FR 48041 (E.O. 13224, as amended), for having materially assisted,
sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support
for, or goods or services to or in support of, the ISLAMIC STATE OF
IRAQ AND THE LEVANT, a person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
2. AL-JUBURI, Lu'ay Jasim Hammadi (a.k.a. AL-JUBURI, Lu'ay Jasim
Hammadi Mahdi; a.k.a. HAMMADI, Lu'ay Jasim; a.k.a. ``Hajji Lu'ay''),
Mersin, Turkey; DOB 06 Oct 1970; POB Baghdad, Iraq; nationality
Iraq; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of
Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
(individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE
LEVANT).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 13224, as
amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services to or in support of, the ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE
LEVANT, a person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
3. AL-KHATUNI, Umar Abdul Hamid Salim Brukan (a.k.a. ALESMAIL,
Omar Abdulhameed), Mersin, Turkey; DOB 15 May 1995; POB Mosul, Iraq;
nationality Iraq; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section
1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886
(individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE
LEVANT).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 13224, as
amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services to or in support of, the ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE
LEVANT, a person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
4. AL-KHATUNI, Muhammad Abdul Hamid Salim Brukan (a.k.a. AL-
ISMAEEL, Mohammed Abdulhameed Salim), Mersin, Turkey; DOB 06 Jan
2002; nationality Iraq; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk:
section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order
13886 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE
LEVANT).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 13224, as
amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services to or in support of, the ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE
LEVANT, a person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
Entities
1. SHAM EXPRESS (a.k.a. SHAM EXPRESS KARGO OTOMOTIV GIDA INSAAT
ELEKTRONIK TEKSTIL ITHALAT IHRACAT SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED
SIRKETI), Cankaya Mah. Ismet Inonu Bulvari Yasat Ishani Sitesi
No:118/134, Akdeniz, Mersin, Turkey; website <a href="http://shamexpress.com">shamexpress.com</a>.tr;
Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as
amended by Executive Order 13886; Registration Number 49304 (Turkey)
[SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 13224, as
amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services to or in support of, the ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE
LEVANT, a person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
2. WADI ALRRAFIDAYN FOR FOODSTUFFS (f.k.a. AL-SARAF COMPANY FOR
GENERAL TRADE; f.k.a. ALSARAF HAWALA OFFICE; f.k.a. AL-SARAF HAWALA
OFFICE; a.k.a. WADI
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ALRRAFIDAYN GIDA YAS SEBZE MEYVE BAKLIYAT OTOMOTIV TEKSTIL ITH IHR
SAN VE TIC LTD STI), No. 1-11 Bahce Mahallesi, Mersin 33010, Turkey;
Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as
amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 30
Sep 2019; Business Registration Number 53175 (Turkey) [SDGT] (Linked
To: AL-KHATUNI, Abd Al Hamid Salim Ibrahim Ismail Brukan).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A) of Executive Order
13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, Abd
Al Hamid Salim Ibrahim Ismail Brukan Al-Khatuni, a person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O.
13224, as amended.
Dated: January 5, 2023.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2023-05795 Filed 3-21-23; 8:45 am]
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