OFAC Lists 39 SDNs for Money Laundering Linked to Drug Cartels
On December 29, 2011, the Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Lebanese-Colombian nationals Jorge Fadlallah Cheaitelly and Mohamad Zouheir El Khansa as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) due to their significant role in international money laundering activities involving drug trafficking proceeds. OFAC also designated nine other individuals and 28 entities in Colombia, Panama, Lebanon, and Hong Kong with ties to Cheaitelly and El Khansa. This action, taken pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act), prohibits U.S. persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with these entities and individuals and freezes any assets the designees may have under U.S. jurisdiction.
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The 11 individuals that have been added to its SDN list are:
- ARBELAEZ VELEZ, Ivan Dario (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]
- CHEAITELLI SAHELI, Guiseppe Ali, (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]
- EDERY CRIVOSEI, Jaime (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]
- EL KHANSA, Ahmad (Lebanon) (individual) [SDNTK]
- EL KHANSA, Mohamad Zouheir (a.k.a. TORRES ZAMBRANO, Manuel) (Lebanon) (individual) [SDNTK]
- FADLALLAH CHEAITELLY, Jorge (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]
- FADLALLAH CHEAYTELLI, Jaime (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]
- FADLALLATH CHEAITILLY, Fatima (a.k.a. FADLALLAH CHEAITELLY, Fatima) (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]
- ISSA FAWAZ, Benny (a.k.a. ISSA FAUSE, Benny) (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]
- RAHALL, Fawaz Mohamad (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]
- SALEH, Ali Mohamad (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]
The 28 entities that have been added to OFAC's SDN list:
- AGROPECUARIA LA PERLA LTDA. (a.k.a. "AGROPERLA") (Colombia) [SDNTK]
- ALMACEN BATUL (a.k.a. "BODEGA CAMPEON") (Colombia) [SDNTK]
- ALMACEN ELECTRO SONY STAR (a.k.a. "MICROEMPRESA KHANSA") (Colombia) [SDNTK]
- BODEGA ELECTRO GIORGIO (Colombia) [SDNTK]
- CAFE DU LIBAN, S.A. (Panama) [SDNTK]
- COMERCIAL ESTILO Y MODA (Colombia) [SDNTK]
- COMERCIAL GLOBANTY (Panama) [SDNTK]
- EURO EXCHANGE Y FINANCIAL COMMERCE, INC. (a.k.a. "EUREX") (Panama) [SDNTK]
- EUROCAMBIO, S.A. (a.k.a. "CASA DE CAMBIO EUROCAMBIO") (Panama) [SDNTK]
- FAMILY FEDCO (Colombia) [SDNTK]
- FARBE COMUNICACIONES LTDA (Colombia) [SDNTK]
- FEDCO IMPORT & EXPORT (Panama) [SDNTK]
- GENERAL COMMERCE OVERSEAS, INC. (Panama) [SDNTK]
- GIORGINO CORPORATION OF PANAMA, S.A. (Panama) [SDNTK]
- GIORGIO CHEAITELLY INVESTMENT, S.A. (Panama) [SDNTK]
- GIORGIOTELLY, S.A. (Panama) [SDNTK]
- GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY IMPORT & EXPORT, S.A. (GTI) (Panama) [SDNTK]
- III MILLENIUM INTERNATIONAL (Panama) [SDNTK]
- J.H. EXIM INTERNACIONAL, S.A. (Panama) [SDNTK]
- JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL S.A. (a.k.a. JUNIOR INTERNACIONAL S.A.) (Panama) [SDNTK]
- KPD S.A. (Colombia) [SDNTK]
- MICRO EMPRESA ASHQUI (Colombia) [SDNTK]
- OCEAN INDIC OVERSEAS, S.A. (Panama) [SDNTK]
- POLYTON (ASIA) LIMITED (Hong Kong) [SDNTK]
- PRODUCERS GROUP CORP. (Panama) [SDNTK]
- SANTA MARIA INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORP. (Panama) [SDNTK]
- SILVER HOUSE, INC. (Panama) [SDNTK]
- ZEDRO INVESTMENT (Panama) [SDNTK]
OFAC list (posted 12/29/11) of the 39 available here. Official OFAC Federal Register notice (FR Pub 01/06/12) available here.