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US Treasury Imposes Sanctions On Russian Arms Dealer Network
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 4:41pm | 403The United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has blacklisted 22 individuals and entities across several countries as part of their ongoing strategy to clamp down on sanctions evasion globally. The sanctions were imposed due to the involvement of the...
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US Fines Crypto Exchange Bittrex $53M For 'Apparent Violations Of Sanctions'
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 9:37am | 476The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a penalty of $53 million on cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex for "apparent violations of sanctions and anti-money laundering obligations." What Happened: Bittrex has made 116,421 apparent violations of multiple sanctions programs, said...
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YRCW Won't Face Loan Maturity Payments For 4+ Years Under New Deal
Thursday, July 9, 2020 - 10:23am | 545YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) is going to work on figuring out how it will rebuild itself using the $700 million it is getting from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Its first accomplishment: getting rid of any debt payments for four years. In a filing with the Securities & Exchange...
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US Treasury Formalizes Channel For Continued Humanitarian Aid To Iran
Friday, January 31, 2020 - 1:37pm | 448While the Trump administration continues to ratchet up economic sanctions against Iran, the U.S. continues to supply humanitarian aid to Iranian citizens. The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday said it has recently established a new "humanitarian channel" through the Swiss government, which will...
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Treasury Sells $6 Billion in AIG Stock, Scaring Off Investors
Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 10:18am | 184American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is down roughly 3% during pre-market trading after the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced an offering of $6 billion of its AIG common stock. An additional $900 million of its stock in AIG may be offered as well, as the Treasury said that it will also...