The United States Treasury Department announced the listing last week of a Russian firm, a Slovak firm, and two other Russian individuals on allegations that the quartet circumvented sanctions placed on another Russian firm that was listed previously.The U.S....
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Month: August 2018
Two Russian Firms And Six Of Their Ships Listed By OFAC For Transactions With North Korea
The United States Federal government last week designated more entities for alleged violations of United Nations and U.S. sanctions against the governing regime in North Korea.The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said Tuesday...
Sarasota Man Facing Charges Of Trafficking In Bath Salts
A Sarasota man was arrested last week after local police say he was in possession of a variety of illegal drugs including a substance popularly known as bath salts.Sarasota County authorities say law enforcement attempted to initiate a stop of Michael Joshua Peterson...
OFAC Lists Four Burmese Individuals And Two Military Units Allegedly Involved In Ethnic Cleansing
The Federal government announced sanctions last week against four Burmese individuals and two Burmese military units for allegedly conducting serious human rights abuses, including ethnic cleansing, across several states in Burma.The U.S. Department of the Treasury's...
BUI Charge Dropped Against HCSO Deputy, But Internal Investigation Continues
Though the BUI charges against him are no longer pending, a Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy may still find himself jobless due to an incident in Tampa Bay.On July 1 a Sheriff's Office marine patrol deputy spotted the pontoon boat piloted by Alexander Paul Craver...
New Port Richey Man Facing Murder Charges After Missing Woman’s Body Allegedly Found In His Apartment
A missing woman's remains found in a New Port Richey man's apartment has resulted in murder charges against him.The family of Christine Nelson reported her to the authorities as missing on August 5, but her vehicle was soon found in front of the apartment of Roy Toro....
Tampa Woman Charged With DUI Manslaughter After Fatal January Wreck
A Tampa woman is facing DUI manslaughter charges after a January wreck that killed one and seriously injuring a second.Temple Terrace police say Camaren Hailey Edson was driving her Nissan Murano northbound on Morris Bridge Road at around 1 A.M. on January 24 when she...
St. Pete Man Facing Felony Charges After Allegedly Selling Fake Cocaine
A St. Petersburg man is facing felony drug charges after deputies say he sold them a substance purported to be cocaine, but wasn't.Pinellas County deputies say Tomas L. Phillips offered to sell an undercover officer what he claimed was 19 grams of cocaine in January....
Thirteen Individuals And Firms Added To OFAC Restriction List Due To Allegations Of Aiding Syria’s Chemical Weapons Development
Five organizations and 8 individuals were designated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to be added to the office's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List in accordance with allegations by the...
Tampa Man With Mortgage Fraud Record Pleads Guilty To Charges Relating To Stolen Church Money
A Tampa man with a long history of mortgage fraud is again returning to long-term state custody after entering a plea of guilty to wire fraud.Investigators say Victor Thomas Clavizzao accepted over $16,000 from a church intending to use the funds to build a new...
