Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has said there are no plans to extend the deadline by which small firms must file beneficial ownership information.
“I don’t think it’s going to be necessary to extend the timeframe,” she told the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services.
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Treasury Intensifies Pressure on Iranian Shadow Fleet
US Department of the Treasury
WASHINGTON — Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on 35 entities and vessels that play a critical role in transporting illicit Iranian petroleum to foreign markets. This action imposes additional costs on Iran’s petroleum sector following Iran’s attack against Israel on October 1, 2024, as well as Iran’s announced nuclear escalations, building upon the sanctions issued on October 11. Petroleum revenues provide the Iranian regime with the resources to fund its nuclear program, develop advanced drones and missiles, and provide ongoing financial and material support for the terrorist activities of its regional proxies.
1 entry has been added to the consolidated list under the Counter-Terrorism (Domestic) regime.
On 3 December 2024, pursuant to The Counter-Terrorism Regulations, HM Treasury designated the following individual, who is now subject to an asset freeze:
Brian Anthony Sheridan (Group ID: 16705)
This action is the third use of the Treasury-led domestic counter terrorism regime, used to target those who it has reasonable grounds to suspect are involved in terrorist activity.
Drug cartel grind to a halt with six major arrests in Colombia
Europol
In a long-term investigation supported by Europol, law enforcement authorities from Belgium, Colombia and Spain have dismantled a drug ring orchestrating large-scale cocaine trafficking from Colombia to the EU. The national authorities involved arrested 32 individuals in total, including the leader of the network. Law enforcement also seized 5.8 tonnes of cocaine in Colombia (Cartagena and Baranquilla) and on European soil in Spain (Barcelona and Valencia) and Belgium (Antwerp). The sting was coordinated by Europol’s Operational Taskforce.