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OFAC Sanctions Lebanese Official

The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned a member of Lebanon’s Parliament for corruption, the agency said Nov. 6. The designation targets Gibran Bassil, president of the Free Patriotic Movement political party. OFAC said Bassil has held several “high-level” positions…

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in the Lebanese government and has been “marked by significant allegations of corruption.”