The information in this database was provided by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department.

Executive Order 13224 blocks property and prohibits transactions with persons or entities on the list of "Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons" (SDN List) published by OFAC. Any financial institution that identifies such a relationship, such as a bank account, or a transaction, such as a wire transfer, with any of the named suspects should complete and file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) pursuant to 12 C.F.R. § 353.3 and immediately contact FBI Special Agents Charles Sciarini or Lisa Miller by facsimile at (202) 278-2598.

The legal obligation to compare names of transaction participants against the names of known terrorist and terrorist organizations with the SDN List and to report same via a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) has existed for sometime. (SARs should be filed with the same manner as the IRS/FinCen Form 8300 - Cash Reporting.) Executive Order 13224 issued September 21, 2001, is applicable to all businesses and blocks any transactions involving any persons on the SDN List. Executive Order 13224 is not just a reporting obligation. If someone on the SDA List is involved in a transaction and that information becomes known prior to accepting the transaction, the transaction must be rejected. Once a transaction has commenced and the information becomes known, any assets in the transaction must be blocked - the transaction cannot be completed. Once rejected or blocked, a "Report of Blocked Transaction" or a "Report of Rejected Transaction" must be filed with OFAC.

However, prior to rejecting a transaction or blocking assets because the name of a party in the transaction appears on the SDN List, please call the OFAC Hotline at (202) 622-2490 to confirm that the person or entity is the one identified on the SDN.

Once rejected or blocked, a "Report of Blocked Transaction" or a "Report of Rejected Transaction" must be filed with the OFAC. Blocked funds must also be deposited into an interest bearing account pending direction by the OFAC.

FinCEN Hotline is: (866) 556-3974. OFAC Hotline is: (202) 622-2490

OFAC Website: http://www.treas.gov/ofac/ FinCEN Website: http://www.treas.gov/fincen/
The SAR form, Report of Blocked Transaction form and the Report of Rejected Transaction forms can be obtained from the government websites. They are also attached to Underwriting Bulletin HONA 130 and Home Office Escrow/Settlement Bulletin 046.