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Tuesday 22 February 2022

UK SANCTIONS LIST targeting Russia, individuals and global anti-corruption

 


UK SANCTIONS LIST

Last Updated: 2022-02-22

 

 

REGIME: GLOBAL ANTI-CORRUPTION SANCTIONS REGULATIONS 2021

INDIVIDUAL

Primary Name: Artem Konstantinovich KUZNETSOV Given Name Variations: Artyom Konstantinovich a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Артëм Константинович КУЗНЕЦОВ Title(s): Lt. Colonel Position(s): Deputy Division Head, Tax Crimes Department of the Moscow Branch of the Interior Ministry in 2007. After Magnitsky’s death he was promoted to the Interior Ministry’s Economic Security Department.
D.O.B: 28/02/1975 Town of birth: Baku Country of birth: Former USSR, now Azerbaijan Nationality(/ies): Russia Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. KUZNETSOV participated in the fraud through his involvement, in particular, in seizing documents used to secure the fraudulent tax rebate. He interfered in judicial processes and benefited financially from the proceeds of the serious corruption. His actions facilitated or provided support for serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0001 OFSI ID: 14092

 

Primary Name: Pavel Aleksandrovich KARPOV Given Name Variations: Pavel Alexandrovich a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Павел Александрович КАРПОВ  Title(s): Major Position(s): Formerly described as Investigator of the Investigative Unit of the Moscow branch of the Interior Ministry and also Senior Investigating Officer for Major Cases. Retired July 2012.
D.O.B: 27/08/1977 Town of birth: Moscow Country of birth: Russia Nationality(/ies): Russia Passport number: 604176957 (likely expired)  Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of US$ 230 million of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. KARPOV participated in the fraud through his role as an investigator of alleged tax fraud by the Kameya company. His actions facilitated or provided support for serious corruption, and he benefited financially from the proceeds of the serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0002 OFSI ID: 14094

 



Primary Name: Stanislav Evgenievich GORDIEVSKY Given Name Variations: Stanislav Yevgyenyevich Last Name Variations: GORDIEVSKIY a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Станислав Евгеньевич ГОРДИЕВСКИЙ Title(s): Major Position(s): Investigator of the Investigative Department of the South Administrative District, of the Prosecutor Service in Moscow
D.O.B: 09/09/1977 Country of birth: Russia Nationality(/ies): Russia Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. GORDIEVSKY participated in the fraud through his actions during the course of a tax investigation into companies involved in the serious corruption. His actions facilitated or provided support for the serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0003 OFSI ID: 14096


 

Primary Name: Olga Germanovna STEPANOVA Given Name Variations: Olga Hermanovna a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Ольга Германовна СТЕПАНОВА Position(s): Previous Head of Tax Office no. 28
D.O.B: 29/07/1962 Town of birth: Moscow Country of birth: Russia Nationality(/ies): Russia Gender: Female Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban Other Information: Wife of Vladlen STEPANOV at the time of the serious corruption UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. STEPANOVA participated in the serious corruption through her approval of part of the fraudulent tax rebate. She was responsible for and her actions facilitated or provided support for the serious corruption. She transferred or converted, or facilitated the transfer or conversion of, the proceeds of the serious corruption and benefitted financially from the serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0004 OFSI ID: 14099


 

Primary Name: Vladlen Yurievich STEPANOV Given Name Variations: Vladlen Yuryevich a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Владлен Юрьевич СТЕПАНОВ
D.O.B: 17/07/1962 Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban Other Information: Husband of Olga STEPANOVA at the time of the serious corruption UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. STEPANOV participated in the serious corruption through his involvement, in particular, owning a bank account which received misappropriated funds. His actions provided support for or facilitated the misappropriation. He transferred or converted, or facilitated the transfer or conversion of, the proceeds the serious corruption, and benefitted financially from the serious corruption. Stepanov is also associated with Olga Stepanova, his then wife, who is also a person involved in serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0005 OFSI ID: 14101



 

Primary Name: Yelena Ivanovna KHIMINA Given Name Variations: Elena Ivanovna a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Елена Ивановна ХИМИНА Position(s): Head of Moscow Tax Office No. 25
D.O.B: 11/09/1953 Town of birth: Moscow Country of birth: Russia Nationality(/ies): Russia Gender: Female Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. KHIMINA participated in the serious corruption through her approval of part of the fraudulent tax rebate. She was responsible for and her actions facilitated or provided support for the serious corruption. She also transferred or converted, or facilitated the transfer or conversion of, the proceeds of the serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0006 OFSI ID: 14083


 

Primary Name: Andrey Alekseyevich PAVLOV Given Name Variations: (1) Andrei  (2)  Alexeyevich  (3)  Alekseevich  (4)  Alexeevich a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Андрей Алексеевич ПАВЛОВ Position(s): Lawyer
D.O.B: 07/08/1977 Nationality(/ies): Russia Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. PAVLOV participated in the fraud through his involvement, in particular, in court processes based on fraudulent claims for damages, as the lawyer representing Rilend. His actions facilitated or provided support for the serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0007 OFSI ID: 14084


 

Primary Name: Aleksey Nikolaevich SHESHENYA Given Name Variations: Aleksei / Alexei / Alexey / Nikolayevich Last Name Variations: SHESHENIA a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Алексей Николаевич ШЕШЕНЯ
D.O.B: 16/04/1971 Town of birth: Kommunarsk, Voroshilov region Country of birth: Former USSR, now Ukraine Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. SHESHENYA participated in the fraud through his involvement, in particular, in court processes based on fraudulent claims for damages, as the director of Grand-Aktiv LLC. His actions facilitated or provided support for the serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0008 OFSI ID: 14085


 

Primary Name: Gennady Nikolaevich PLAKSIN Given Name Variations: (1) Gennadiy  (2)  Nikolayevich a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Геннадий Николаевич ПЛАКСИН Position(s): Former Chairman of the Universal Savings Bank
D.O.B: 30/08/1961 Town of birth: Klin, Moscow Region, Country of birth: Russia Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. PLAKSIN participated in the fraud through his involvement, in particular, in court processes based on fraudulent claims for damages, as the director of Instar LLC. His actions facilitated or provided support for the serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0009 OFSI ID: 14086


 

Primary Name: Vyacheslav Georgievich KHLEBNIKOV Given Name Variations: Viacheslav Georgiyevich a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Вячеслав Георгиевич ХЛЕБНИКОВ Position(s): Businessman
D.O.B: 09/07/1967 Town of birth: Tambov Country of birth: Russia Nationality(/ies): Russia Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. KHLEBNIKOV participated in the fraud through his involvement, in particular, in the improper transfer of ownership of the company Makhaon and the submission of applications for fraudulent tax rebates. His actions facilitated or provided support for the serious corruption. 
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0010 OFSI ID: 14103


 

Primary Name: Viktor Aleksandrovich MARKELOV  Given Name Variations: Viktor Alexandrovich a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Виктор Александрович МАРКЕЛОВ Position(s): Businessman
D.O.B: 15/12/1957 Town of birth: Leninskoye village, Uzganskiy District, Osh region Country of birth: Former USSR, now Kyrgyzstan Nationality(/ies): Russia Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. MARKELOV participated in the fraud through his involvement, in particular, in the improper transfer of ownership of the company Parfenion and the submission of applications for fraudulent tax rebates. His actions facilitated or provided support for the serious corruption. 
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0011 OFSI ID: 14104


 

Primary Name: Dmitry Vladislavovich KLYUEV Given Name Variations: Dmitriy Vladislovovich a.k.a: Dima Chelter a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Дмитрий Владиславович КЛЮЕВ Position(s): Owner of Universal Savings Bank
D.O.B: 10/08/1967 Town of birth: Moscow Country of birth: Russia Nationality(/ies): Russia Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. KLYUEV participated in the fraud through his involvement, in particular in planning the fraud, and through his ownership of Universal Savings Bank. He was responsible for, and his actions facilitated or provided support for, the serious corruption. He also transferred or converted, or facilitated the transfer or conversion of, the proceeds of the serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0012 OFSI ID: 14091


 

Primary Name: Oleg Vyacheslavovich URZHUMTSEV a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Олег Вячеславович УРЖУМЦЕВ Title(s): Lt Col Position(s): Formerly Senior Investigator of the Department for Investigating Organised Economic Criminal Activity of the Investigative Committee under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
D.O.B: 22/10/1968 Nationality(/ies): Russia Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. URZHUMTSEV was involved in the fraud, in particular, by closing an investigation into the re-registration of companies involved in the misappropriation. His actions facilitated or provided support for the serious corruption. 
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0013 OFSI ID: 14093


 

Primary Name: Yulia Mikhailovna MAYOROVA Given Name Variations: Yuliya Mikhaylovna Last Name Variations: MAIOROVA a.k.a (Non-Latin Script): Юлия Михаиловна МАЙОРОВА Position(s): Lawyer

D.O.B: 23/04/1979 Town of birth: Moscow Country of birth: Russia Nationality(/ies): Russia Passport number: 622264502 (as of 2006) Gender: Female Sanctions Imposed: asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was involved in serious corruption through the misappropriation of the equivalent of $230m of Russian state property via a complex scheme involving a fraudulent tax rebate. MAYOROVA participated in the fraud through her involvement, in particular, in court processes based on fraudulent claims for damages, as the lawyer representing Makhaon. Her actions facilitated or provided support for the serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0014 OFSI ID: 14095


 

Primary Name: Ashraf Said Ahmed Hussein ALI Given Name Variations: (1) Ashraf Seed Ahmed Hussein  (2)  Ashraf Seed Ahmed Hussein  (3)  Ashraf Said Ahmed Hussein  (4)  Asharaf Seed Ahmed  (5)  Ashraff Seed Ahmed  (6)  Ashiraf Seed Ahmed  (7)  Ashraf Sayed  (8)  Ashraf Hussein a.k.a: Al-Cardinal Position(s): Businessman
Address: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) D.O.B: (1) dd/01/1957  (2)  01/04/1957 Nationality(/ies): (1) Sudan  (2)  South Sudan  (3)  possibly United Arab Emirates  Passport number: B00018325 Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: Ashraf Seed Ahmed Hussein Ali, widely known as AL-CARDINAL, has been involved in serious corruption in South Sudan involving the misappropriation of state property to his benefit and the benefit of others. He has been the beneficiary of commitments from the State which constituted the improper diversion of significant amounts of government revenues and funds. His actions facilitated or provided support for serious corruption that has caused damage to South Sudan’s public finances and contributed to ongoing instability and conflict.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0015 OFSI ID: 14097


 

Primary Name: Ajay Kumar GUPTA Title(s): Mr Position(s): Businessperson
Address: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)  D.O.B: 05/02/1956 Town of birth: Saharanpur Country of birth: India Nationality(/ies): (1) India  (2)  South Africa Passport number: (1) Z1876211 (Expiry: 03 Sep 2018)  (2)  Z1440582 (Expiry: - )  (3)  Z2325724 (Expiry: - ) Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: asset freeze and travel ban Other Information: Associated with: Atul Gupta (brother/business partner); Rajesh Kumar Gupta (brother/business partner); Salim Essa (business partner).  UK Statement of Reasons: Ajay GUPTA, in association with Atul Gupta, Rajesh Gupta and Salim Essa, has been involved in serious corruption in South Africa, involving the misappropriation of property. He has been responsible for this corruption by playing a key part in its organisation and has financially benefitted from it. This corruption caused serious damage to South Africa.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0016 OFSI ID: 14098


 

Primary Name: Atul Kumar GUPTA Title(s): Mr Position(s): Businessperson
Address: Dubai,  United Arab Emirates (UAE)  D.O.B: 14/06/1968 Town of birth: Saharanpur Country of birth: India Nationality(/ies): (1) India  (2)  South Africa Passport number: (1) 233646059 (Expiry: 04 Jun 2018)  (2)  477486059 (Expiry: 04 Jun 2018)  (3)  589623059 (Expiry: 04 Jun 2018) Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: asset freeze and travel ban Other Information: Associated with: Ajay Kumar Gupta (brother/business partner); Rajesh Kumar Gupta (brother/business partner) Salim Essa (business partner).  UK Statement of Reasons: Atul GUPTA, in association with Ajay Gupta, Rajesh Gupta and Salim Essa, has been involved in serious corruption in South Africa, involving the misappropriation of property. He has been responsible for this corruption by playing a key part in its organisation and has financially benefitted from it. This corruption caused serious damage to South Africa.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0017 OFSI ID: 14100


 

Primary Name: Rajesh Kumar GUPTA a.k.a: Tony GUPTA Title(s): Mr Position(s): Businessperson
Address: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)  D.O.B: 05/08/1972 Town of birth: Saharanpur Country of birth: India Nationality(/ies): (1) India  (2)  South Africa Passport number: (1) M00069726 (Expiry: 13 Sep 2022)  (2)  462064042 (Expiry: 26 Jul 2016)  (3)  M00006520 (Expiry: 26 Jul 2019)  (4)  M00138156 (Expiry: 04 Feb 2025)  Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: asset freeze and travel ban Other Information: Associated with: Ajay Kumar Gupta (brother/business partner); Atul Kumar Gupta (brother/business partner); Salim Essa (business partner)  UK Statement of Reasons: Rajesh “Tony” GUPTA, in association with Ajay Gupta, Atul Gupta and Salim Essa, has been involved in serious corruption in South Africa, involving the misappropriation of property. He has been responsible for this corruption by playing a key part in its organisation and has financially benefitted from it. This corruption caused serious damage to South Africa.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0018 OFSI ID: 14102


 

Primary Name: Salim Azziz ESSA Title(s): Mr Position(s): Businessperson
Address: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)  D.O.B: 15/01/1978 Town of birth: Johannesburg Country of birth: South Africa Nationality(/ies): South Africa Passport number: (1) M00073786 (Expiry: 08 Nov 2022)  (2)  481034886 (Expiry: 06 Nov 2018)  (3)  M00134539 (Expiry: 28 Dec 2024)  (4)  48103 (Expiry: 08 Nov 2022)  Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: asset freeze and travel ban Other Information: Ajay Kumar Gupta (business partner); Atul Kumar Gupta (business partner); Rajesh Kumar Gupta (business partner) UK Statement of Reasons: Salim ESSA, in association with Ajay Gupta, Atul Gupta and Rajesh Gupta, has been involved in serious corruption in South Africa, involving the misappropriation of property. He has been responsible for this corruption by playing a key part in its organisation and has financially benefitted from it. This corruption caused serious damage to South Africa.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0019 OFSI ID: 14087


 

Primary Name: Oscar Ramón NÁJERA  Position(s): Congressman
Address: Honduras D.O.B: 12/12/1950 Country of birth: Honduras Nationality(/ies): Honduras Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: NAJERA is a Congressman in the Honduran Congress. He has been involved in serious corruption using his position to facilitate bribes that supported a major drug trafficking organisation, ‘Los Cachiros’, and which enabled the cartel to evade accountability. Conduct of this nature seriously undermines the rule of law and trust in public institutions in Honduras.  He is responsible for, and facilitated or provided support for, serious corruption, and financially benefitted from it.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0020 OFSI ID: 14088

 

Primary Name: Felipe ALEJOS LORENZANA Position(s): Deputy and Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Congress of Guatemala.
D.O.B: 03/10/1984 Nationality(/ies): Guatemala  Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: ALEJOS LORENZANA is a Deputy and Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Congress of Guatemala. He has been involved in serious corruption using his position to attract clients with the offer of expediting the refund of tax credits in exchange for bribes, and benefitting from commission charges He is responsible for, and facilitated or provided support for, and benefitted from, serious corruption.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0021 OFSI ID: 14089


 

Primary Name: Jose Francisco LÓPEZ CENTENO Given Name Variations: CHICO LOPEZ Last Name Variations: LOPEZ CENTENO Position(s): (1) Treasurer of Sandinista Party  (2)  Minister (Advisory) of Production and Trade
Address: Nicaragua D.O.B: 17/09/1950 Country of birth: Nicaragua  Nationality(/ies): Nicaragua Passport number: C0915261 (Nicaragua) Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: LOPEZ CENTENO was a high-ranking public official and Vice President of state-owned ALBANISA. He has been involved in serious corruption by presiding over misappropriation during his leadership whereby public funds were diverted to fake companies, or inflated projects. He has been responsible for serious corruption, and facilitated or supported it. This deprived the Nicaraguan state and its citizens of vital resources for development. 
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 26/04/2021 Last Updated: 26/04/2021 Unique ID: GAC0022 OFSI ID: 14090


 

Primary Name: Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei a.k.a: Kuda
Address: 4 Luna Road Borrowdale, Harare, Zimbabwe D.O.B: 12.02.1969 Town of birth: Shurugwi Country of birth: Zimbabwe Nationality(/ies): Zimbabwe/South Africa National Identifier number: 29135894Z66 Passport number: Zimbabwe: FN920256; EN183928/Canada: VUK491921 Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei profited or otherwise benefitted from the misappropriation of property when his company, Sakunda Holdings, redeemed Government of Zimbabwe Treasury Bills at up to ten times their official value. This meant that Sakunda Holdings and Tagwirei, as its CEO and owner, profited significantly at the expense of macroeconomic stability in Zimbabwe.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 22/07/2021 Last Updated: 22/07/2021 Unique ID: GAC0023 OFSI ID: 14126


 

Primary Name: Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue a.k.a: Teodorin Title(s): Vice President Position(s): Vice President
Address: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea D.O.B: 25.06.1968 Town of birth: Malabo Country of birth: Equatorial Guinea Nationality(/ies): Equatorial Guinea Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue has been involved in the misappropriation of significant amounts of public assets from Equatorial Guinea as well as bribery, to fund a lavish lifestyle in various countries abroad including the United States and France, where he held assets which were vastly disproportionate in value by comparison to his official salary as an Equatorial Guinean government minister. 
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 22/07/2021 Last Updated: 22/07/2021 Unique ID: GAC0024 OFSI ID: 14127


 

Primary Name: Alex Nain Saab Moran
Address: Cape Verde D.O.B: 21.12.1971 Town of birth: Barranquilla Country of birth: Colombia Nationality(/ies): Colombia/Venezuela National Identifier number: Colombian - 72180017; Venezuela - 21.495.350 Passport number: Colombia - PE085897; Venezuela - 085635076 Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: Alex Nain Saab Moran engaged in serious corruption in Venezuela through his participation in two of Venezuela’s public programmes: the ‘Local Committees for Supply and Production’ (CLAP) and the Great Housing Scheme Venezuela (Spanish acronym: GMVV).  In each case, contracts were improperly granted by public officials to companies owned or controlled by Saab Moran, for the benefit of the official(s) and/or for another person, including Saab Moran himself. In the CLAP programme, basic foodstuffs were provided at highly inflated prices. For GMVV, Saab Moran’s company only delivered a small proportion of the products they had agreed to deliver and for which it had been paid, misappropriating the remainder of the funds. 
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 22/07/2021 Last Updated: 22/07/2021 Unique ID: GAC0025 OFSI ID: 14128


 

Primary Name: Alvaro Enrique Pulido Vargas a.k.a: German Enrique Rubio Salas; Cuchi
D.O.B: 10.12.1963 Town of birth: Bogota Country of birth: Colombia Nationality(/ies): Colombia National Identifier number: Colombian - 79324956 Passport number: Colombia - PE069914 Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: Alvaro Enrique Pulido Vargas (aka German Enrique Rubio Salas) is a close business associate of Alex Saab. With him, he engaged in serious corruption in Venezuela through his participation in two of Venezuela’s public programmes: the ‘Local Committees for Supply and Production’ (CLAP) and the Great Housing Scheme Venezuela (GMVV).  In each case, contracts were improperly granted for the benefit of an official and/or for another person including Pulido Vargas himself. In the CLAP programme, basic foodstuffs were provided at highly inflated prices. For GMVV, Global Construction Fund only delivered a small proportion of the products they had agreed to deliver, misappropriating the remainder of the funds. 
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 22/07/2021 Last Updated: 22/07/2021 Unique ID: GAC0026 OFSI ID: 14129


 

Primary Name: Nawfal Hammadi Al-Sultan a.k.a: Nawfel Akoub; Nawfel Al-Akoub; Nofal Hammadi al-Sultan; Nofal Hammadi Sultan Albu Hamad; Nawfal Hamadi Sultan Yousef; Nawful Humadi Sultan Yousif AlBohamad; Nofal Agub
Address: Iraq D.O.B: 23.02.1964 Country of birth: Iraq Nationality(/ies): Iraq National Identifier number: 71719043 Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and travel ban UK Statement of Reasons: Nawfal Hammadi Al-Sultan has been involved in serious corruption in Nineveh province, Iraq involving the misappropriation of state property to his benefit and the benefit of others. In his role as governor of Nineveh province, he misappropriated public funds intended for reconstruction efforts and to provide support for civilians and improperly awarded contracts and other state property. Additional information: in February 2021 Al-Sultan was convicted by the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court in Iraq in relation to some of his corrupt activities when governor of Nineveh Governorate. He was convicted of two offences of “harming a public body” under Article 340 of Iraq’s Penal Code and sentenced to a total of five years in prison, for: (i) wasting five billion Iraqi Dinars of public funds of Nineveh Governorate through fictitious works and contracts, and (ii) improperly disposing of 50 tons of asphalt delivered to him for paving the streets and for reconstruction in 2017.
Regime Type (UK, UN): UK Date Designated: 22/07/2021 Last Updated: 22/07/2021 Unique ID: GAC0027 OFSI ID: 14130


 Sourced from gov.uk

 

Tuesday 19 January 2021

VIDEO: Joe Biden calls Nigerian family to thank them for support, invites them to the White House.

VIDEO: Joe Biden calls Nigerian family to thank them for support, invites them to the White House.


 
 
U.S President Elect Joe Biden called a Nigerian family to thank them for supporting his election campaign. In the 12-minute long call, he noted that they were randomly selected from a list of campaign donors which included the Nigerian dad Doctor Oke from Ibadan, Oyo State.
 
President shared jokes with Dr Oke's daughters Josephine and Beatrice and also extended to them an invitation to the White House. The excited family also spoke with the First Lady Elect Jill Biden who also thanked them for their support. 

Joe Biden will be sworn-in later today as the 46th president of the United States of America
Watch the video:

 

 
 

Wednesday 26 August 2020

Minister Of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, NCS Boss Dragged To Court By Soldiers

66 Nigerian soldiers who are currently serving their jail sentences in the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) facility, Kirikiri, Lagos have dragged the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola to court over their continued incarceration.

The soldiers filed the suits at the Federal High Court in Lagos.

In three separate suits filed through Falana & Falana Chambers on August 18, the soldiers listed the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), Ja’afaru Ahmed, as first and second respondents respectively.

According to the soldiers, the defendants have refused to include them among beneficiaries of the amnesty granted by President Muhammadu Buhari in April when he ordered the decongestion of prisons to curb the spread of COVID-19, despite the fact that they had served 75% of their jail term.

Announcing the criteria for the pardon, Mr Aregbesola disclosed that those considered were inmates who were 60 years old and above, and those battling terminal illnesses.

Other criteria include convicts serving three years and lower who have less than six months to serve, those with mental health issues, and inmates with options of fines not exceeding N50,000 and who have no pending case.

According to Mr Aregbesola, the amnesty did not apply to inmates sentenced for violent extreme offences such as terrorism, kidnapping, armed banditry, rape, human trafficking, and culpable homicide.

The 66 convicted soldiers sought an order for the respondents to release them in compliance with the “Presidential Amnesty granted on April 9, 2020, by President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria pursuant to Prerogative of Mercy under Section 175 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended).”

Also, they prayed the court to direct the duo to pay them N20 million each as compensation for the violation of their fundamental rights to personal liberty.

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, had earlier written to Mr Aregbesola, requesting the release of the soldiers, who he said have remained in prison custody despite qualifying for the amnesty.

In three separate letters to Mr Aregbesola, Mr Falana said the soldiers, who were convicted and had served more than 75 per cent of their time, had remained in custody

According to the application of August 18, 35 of the convicted soldiers were tried before a General Court-Martial on a six-count charge, including mutiny and attempted murder.

At the end of the trial, they were convicted and sentenced to death in a judgment delivered in December 2014.

It was stated that upon a review of the case, the confirming authority upheld their conviction but commuted the death sentence to 10 years imprisonment.

“Since the convicted soldiers are entitled to remission of the 10-year jail term they are required to spend a total of 80 months in prison custody. From August 2014 to May 2020 the Applicants have spent over 64 months in custody. Thus, the Applicants have spent over 75% of their prison term.

Mr Falana noted that one of the 35, Stephen Clement, a corporal, was released from prison custody on April 28 on the ground that he had spent more than 75 per cent of his 10-year prison term in line with the terms of the Presidential Amnesty of April 9, 2020.

Also qualified for the amnesty, according to the lawyer, is another set of 19 soldiers who were tried before a General Court-Martial on a six-count charge and sentenced to death in a judgment delivered in December 2014.

Similar to the 35, upon a review of the case, the confirming authority upheld the conviction but commuted the death sentence to 10 years imprisonment.

Since the convicted soldiers are entitled to remission of the 10-year jail term, Mr Falana said they are required to spend a total of 80 months in prison custody.

“From August 2014 to May 2020 the Applicants have spent over 64 months in custody. Thus, the Applicants have spent over 75% of their prison term,” the lawyer argued for the convicts.

Unlike the other two categories, 12 soldiers, including Yusuf Shuaibu, Friday Onuh, Igomu Emmanuel and Stephen Clement, all lance corporals; were sentenced to death between August and September 2014.

Friday 3 July 2020

U.S. ECONOMY ADDED 4.8 MILLION JOBS AS STOCKS CUT GAINS AMDIST VIRUS SPIKE IN FLORIDA

U.S. payrolls grew by 4.8 million in June, the Labor Department said Thursday, New York Times reports.

  It was the second month of gains after a loss of more than 20 million in April, when the pandemic put a large swath of economic activity on ice.

The unemployment rate fell to 11.1 percent, down from a peak of 14.7 percent in April but still higher than in any previous period since World War II. The rate would have been about one percentage point higher had it not been for persistent data-collection problems, the Labor Department said.

Stocks rose on Thursday as investors cheered a bigger-than-expected increase in jobs in June as the economy tries to claws back from the coronavirus shutdown.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 269 points higher, or 1.1%. The Nasdaq Composite hit a record high, climbing more than 1%. The S&P 500 gained 1.1%.

The major averages, however, cut their gains after Reuters reported a one-day spike of more than 10,000 coronavirus cases in Florida. 

Boeing contributed to the gains, rising more than 1% after the airplane maker completed recertification flights for its grounded 737 Max jet, according to a CNBC report.

Stocks that would benefit from an economic reopening also rose. Cruise operators Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean all gained at least 0.5%. United Airlines and Delta each traded more than 0.6% higher. American Airlines and Southwest advanced 1.1% and 1.6%, respectively. 

The government’s June jobs report showed 4.8 million jobs were created. Economists were expecting 2.9 million jobs were created. The unemployment rate fell to 11.1% from 13.3% in May. Economists were expecting a rate of 12.4%, according to Dow Jones. 

Last month, economists forecast a loss of 8 million jobs in May and the economy gained 2.5 million payrolls instead.

“The direction of the economy is certainly north,” Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at the Leuthold Group, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” following the report. “I think that’s all it has to do to continue to provide confidence, not only to investors, but also to companies and to consumers.”

Meanwhile, weekly jobless claims data was released Thursday morning. 

The Labor Department said Thursday that initial jobless claims rose by 1.427 million in the week ending June 27. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected initial U.S. jobless claims to rise by another 1.38 million, down from 1.48 million the week earlier.

The data also showed the number of continuing claims — the number of people receiving unemployment benefits for consecutive weeks — rose to 19.29 million, an increase of about 59,000. 

The moves Thursday followed the market’s first trading day in the third quarter. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained during the regular session on Wednesday, with the latter jumping more than 1% to an all-time high. 

Unemployment rates are seasonally adjusted. The government began collecting standardized unemployment statistics in 1948.·Source: Bureau of Labor Statistic

U.S. markets will be closed on Friday for the July Fourth holiday.

 

SOURCES: . Bureau of Labor Statistics

CNBC’s Fred Imbert @FOIMBERT

Patti Domm contributed to report.

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