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Can you initiate a lawsuit against Russia in the United States to recover seized assets?
Ever since the start of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, Russia has halted payments to international creditors and individuals holding assets like stocks.
Is it possible for an average person who happens ...
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What is an OFAC "prohibited transaction"?
so obvious first step: the official OFAC F.A.Q. (i.e. of the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control in the U.S. Treasury Department):
3. What does one mean by the term "prohibited transactions&...
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Can the US somehow "claw back" or otherwise recover some of the $35 billion in over-billing by a Singapore-based firm founded by a Malaysian national?
The BBC's US Navy officer 'bribed by cash and prostitutes' begins:
Information Commander Stephen Shedd provided to the firm helped it defraud the navy of $35 billion (£26.1bn).
The plea is the latest ...
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Executive order by Trump on 2020-11-12 barring investment in publicly traded companies that the US says are owned/controlled by the Chinese military
I read on finance.yahoo.com (mirror):
The move stems from an executive order President Donald Trump issued on Nov. 12 barring investment in publicly traded companies that the U.S. government says are ...
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Are there any legal risks to transferring money to another country for an F-1 student?
Let's assume that your dating an F-1 visa student, who is supposed to be financed by her parents in her home country to go to school in the US. She is actually getting money through other means (...
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