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Standard Chartered Bank allegedly conspired with Iran

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • August 13 2012

On August 6th, the New York State Department of Financial Services instituted administrative proceedings against Standard Chartered Bank ("SCB") for allegedly scheming with the Government of Iran to hide from regulators approximately $250 billion in improper transactions acquired over a ten-year period

Standard Chartered Bank accused of prohibited dealings with Iran

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • August 9 2012

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered plc, a British bank, faces the possible loss of its New York banking license following accusations by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) that the bank hid 60,000 transactions involving Iran over the course of almost a decade

Obama administration imposes new round of sanctions on Iran

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • November 22 2011

On November 21, 2011, the Obama Administration released a package of new sanctions on Iran

FinCEN issues final rule implementing new CISADA regulations to require U.S. banks to seek information from foreign correspondent banks regarding financial ties to Iran

  • Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • November 1 2011

On October 11, 2011, the United States Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN)" published in the Federal Register the final version of new regulations implementing section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ("CISADA"

EU expanded sanctions against Iran and Belarus, and conclusions in relation to Libya and Syria, update on U.S. sanctions on Iran

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • Belarus, European Union, Iran, Libya, Syria, USA
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  • October 12 2011

Today, the EU has added 29 persons to the list of those targeted by an asset freeze and a visa ban because of their involvement in human rights violations in Iran

Treasury designates al-qa'ida members

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • August 1 2011

On July 28th, the Treasury Department announced the designation of six members of an al-Qa'ida network headed by Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, a prominent Iran-based al-Qa'ida facilitator, operating under an agreement between al-Qa'ida and the Iranian government

President Obama signs act enhancing Iran sanctions

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • July 6 2010

Last week, President Obama signed into law enhanced energy and financial sanctions against Iran

Credit Suisse to settle Iran sanctions claims

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • December 16 2009

Credit Suisse announced on December 15, 2009 that it is nearing a $536 million settlement with the New York County District Attorney's office and the US Department of Justice, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC

Treasury takes further steps to cut off Iran from U.S. banks by banning ‘u-turns’

  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • November 7 2008

On November 6, 2008, the Department of the Treasury announced that U.S. depository institutions will no longer be permitted to process funds transfers that are for the indirect benefit of Iran

New Iranian sanctions block assets and prohibit transactions with major Iranian financial institutions

  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • October 30 2007

On October 25, 2007, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Department of State, acting pursuant to Executive Orders 13224 and 13382, announced the designation of Iranian individuals and entities that support the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and terrorist activities