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| U.S. sanctions firm it says provides jet fuel to Russia in Syria | |
| 2019-09-27 | |
The U.S. Treasury Department said the newly sanctioned firm, Maritime Assistance LLC, was operating as a front company for OJSC Sovfracht, a company the United States had previously sanctioned in relation to operations in Ukraine. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 That does explain things very usefully, Chereting Pelosi1889. Thank you. I wonder what their next name will be... |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-09-27 10:48 |
| #2 Its about time! In September 2016, OFAC designated Sovfracht for violating sanctions against Crimea and prohibited the company from transacting in US dollars.... without first receiving a license from OFAC. Following these new restrictions, the defendants started using Maritime Assistance LLC as a front company for Sovfracht to continue conducting US dollar transactions. Maritime and Sovfracht employees acted interchangeably, according to the indictment, and Maritime assumed debts and contracts previously owned by Sovfracht. Maritime allegedly continued to operate with US dollars for the delivery of jet fuel to Syria, violating both the Crimean and Syrian sanctions. |
| Posted by: Chereting Pelosi1889 2019-09-27 09:09 |
| #1 Suddenly the Trump administration seems to be sanctioning everyone on a very long list. What changed? Plans announced at G8, Trump message to the UN, Dron66's presentation of India's strategy, Macron getting hard, Today's twit Emily Feng, Failed Taliban peace talks, Iran getting more testy, (More) arms to SA. I think the containment strategy is surfacing around the world. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-09-27 01:23 |