Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions.
Notice published March 28, 2018 · 83 FR 13344
- Document number
- FR Doc. 2018-06216
- Type
- Notice
- Published
- March 28, 2018
- Citation
- 83 FR 13344 (pages 13,344–13,346)
- Action
- Notice.
- Dates
- See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
- Official sources
- PDF (govinfo.gov) · federalregister.gov
Summary
The Federal Register's summaryThe 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 Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons 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.
Executive orders cited
- Executive Order 13694 · Other documents citing it
Text
As the Government Publishing Office publishes it. Pages OFAC printed as images (in recent notices, the lists of names) are in the official PDF.
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13344-13346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06216]
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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 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 Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global
Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for
Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory
Affairs, tel. 202-622-4855; or the Department of the Treasury's Office
of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets
Control), tel.: 202-622-2410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available
on OFAC's website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
Notice of OFAC Actions
On March 23, 2018, 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. MESRI, Behzad (a.k.a. ``Skote Vahshat''); DOB 26 Aug 1988;
alt. DOB 27 Aug 1988; POB Naghadeh, Iran; nationality Iran;
Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions;
Gender Male (individual) [CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015, ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities'' (E.O.
13694), as amended, is responsible for or complicit in, or has
engaged in, directly or indirectly, cyber-enabled activities
originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in
substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably
likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a
significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or
economic health or financial stability of the United States and that
have the purpose or effect of causing a significant misappropriation
of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers,
or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or
private financial gain.
2. MOHAMMADI, Ehsan; DOB 25 Dec 1980; POB Tehran, Iran;
nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to
Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport U21669469 (Iran) issued
25 Jul 2011 expires 24 Jul 2016; National ID No. 006-718237-2; Birth
Certificate Number 7608 (individual) [CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015,
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``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant
Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities'' (E.O. 13694), as amended, is
responsible for or complicit in, or has engaged in, directly or
indirectly, cyber-enabled activities originating from, or directed
by persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside the
United States that are reasonably likely to result in, or have
materially contributed to, a significant threat to the national
security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial stability
of the United States and that have the purpose or effect of causing
a significant misappropriation of funds or economic resources, trade
secrets, personal identifiers, or financial information for
commercial or competitive advantage or private financial gain.
3. GOHARI MOQADAM, Abuzar (a.k.a. GOHARI MOGHADAM, Abuzar;
a.k.a. GOHARIMOQADAM, Abuzar); DOB 16 Sep 1980; alt. DOB 17 Sep
1980; POB Zabol, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport
V29385211 (Iran) issued 19 Feb 2014 expires 19 Feb 2019; National ID
No. 367-353055-063; Birth Certificate Number 455 (individual)
[CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015, ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities'' (E.O.
13694), as amended, is responsible for or complicit in, or has
engaged in, directly or indirectly, cyber-enabled activities
originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in
substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably
likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a
significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or
economic health or financial stability of the United States and that
have the purpose or effect of causing a significant misappropriation
of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers,
or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or
private financial gain.
4. KARIMA, Abdollah (a.k.a. ``VAHID''); DOB 21 Mar 1979; POB
Mashhad, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--
Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; National ID No. 093-
343402-2; Birth Certificate Number 4043 (individual) [CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015, ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities'' (E.O.
13694), as amended, is responsible for or complicit in, or has
engaged in, directly or indirectly, cyber-enabled activities
originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in
substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably
likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a
significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or
economic health or financial stability of the United States and that
have the purpose or effect of causing a significant misappropriation
of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers,
or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or
private financial gain.
5. RAFATNEJAD, Gholamreza (a.k.a. RAFAT NEJAD, Gholamreza); DOB
23 May 1979; POB Tabriz, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional
Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male;
National ID No. 137-582394-9; Birth Certificate Number 365
(individual) [CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015, ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities'' (E.O.
13694), as amended, is responsible for or complicit in, or has
engaged in, directly or indirectly, cyber-enabled activities
originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in
substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably
likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a
significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or
economic health or financial stability of the United States and that
have the purpose or effect of causing a significant misappropriation
of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers,
or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or
private financial gain.
6. SABAHI, Roozbeh; DOB 08 Mar 1994; alt. DOB 09 Mar 1994; POB
Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to
Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male (individual) [CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015, ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities'' (E.O.
13694), as amended, is responsible for or complicit in, or has
engaged in, directly or indirectly, cyber-enabled activities
originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in
substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably
likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a
significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or
economic health or financial stability of the United States and that
have the purpose or effect of causing a significant misappropriation
of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers,
or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or
private financial gain.
7. SABAHI, Mohammed Reza (a.k.a. SABAHI, Mohammad Reza; a.k.a.
``FARAZ''); DOB 02 Dec 1991; POB Tehran, Iran; nationality Iran;
Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions;
Gender Male; National ID No. 041-023144-4 (individual) [CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015, ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities'' (E.O.
13694), as amended, is responsible for or complicit in, or has
engaged in, directly or indirectly, cyber-enabled activities
originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in
substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably
likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a
significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or
economic health or financial stability of the United States and that
have the purpose or effect of causing a significant misappropriation
of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers,
or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or
private financial gain.
8. SADEGHI, Mostafa; DOB 19 Jan 1990; alt. DOB 20 Jan 1990; alt.
DOB 19 Jan 1991; alt. DOB 20 Jan 1991; Additional Sanctions
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; National ID No.
2500094065 (individual) [CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015, ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities'' (E.O.
13694), as amended, is responsible for or complicit in, or has
engaged in, directly or indirectly, cyber-enabled activities
originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in
substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably
likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a
significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or
economic health or financial stability of the United States and that
have the purpose or effect of causing a significant misappropriation
of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers,
or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or
private financial gain.
9. MIRKARIMI, Seyed Ali; DOB 20 Sep 1983; POB Zanjan, Iran;
nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to
Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport 86486868 (Iran); National
ID No. 428-486320-7; Birth Certificate Number 1973 (individual)
[CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015, ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities'' (E.O.
13694), as amended, is responsible for or complicit in, or has
engaged in, directly or indirectly, cyber-enabled activities
originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in
substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably
likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a
significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or
economic health or financial stability of the United States and that
have the purpose or effect of causing a significant misappropriation
of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers,
or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or
private financial gain.
10. TAHMASEBI, Sajjad; DOB 19 Jun 1987; nationality Iran;
Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions;
Gender Male; National ID No. 428-576368-0; Birth Certificate Number
6686 (individual) [CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015, ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities'' (E.O.
13694), as
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amended, is responsible for or complicit in, or has engaged in,
directly or indirectly, cyber-enabled activities originating from,
or directed by persons located, in whole or in substantial part,
outside the United States that are reasonably likely to result in,
or have materially contributed to, a significant threat to the
national security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial
stability of the United States and that have the purpose or effect
of causing a significant misappropriation of funds or economic
resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers, or financial
information for commercial or competitive advantage or private
financial gain.
Entity:
1. MABNA INSTITUTE, Mirdamad, Naft Jonubi, Taban Alley, Plaque
\2/1\, Unit 102, Tehran, Iran; East Shahid Hemmat Highway, North
Emam Ali Highway, East Artesh Highway, Town of Qa'em, Banafsheh
Street, Second Door, Plaque 2, Tehran, Iran; Ansariyeh Boulevard,
6th Bustan, Plaque 488, 4515736541, Zanjan, Iran; Additional
Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015, ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities'' (E.O.
13694), as amended, is responsible for or complicit in, or has
engaged in, directly or indirectly, cyber-enabled activities
originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in
substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably
likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a
significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or
economic health or financial stability of the United States and that
have the purpose or effect of causing a significant misappropriation
of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers,
or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or
private financial gain.
Dated: March 23, 2018.
John E. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2018-06216 Filed 3-27-18; 8:45 am]
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