OFAC has imposed sanctions on entities aiding IRGC-QF, Houthis, and Hezbollah, targeting financial networks, including Lebanese money exchanger Tawfiq Muhammad Saβid al-Law.
The Department of the Treasuryβs Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against six entities, one individual, and two tankers from Liberia, India, Vietnam, Lebanon, and Kuwait for supporting IRGC-QF, Houthis, and Hezbollah, targeting their crypto financiers.
In an official statement, OFAC revealed that it had sanctioned Tawfiq Muhammad Saβid al-Law, a money exchanger based in Lebanon with Syrian origins. Al-Law is accused of providing Hezbollah with crypto wallets to facilitate the reception of funds from IRGC-QF commodity sales. Additionally, the sanctioned entity allegedly conducted crypto transfers on behalf of the sanctioned Syrian Qatirji Company.
“Al-Law has similarly conducted cryptocurrency transfers for sanctioned Hizballah officials, including Muhammad Jaβfar Qasir and Muhammad Qasim al-Bazzal, and has provided financial services to Saβid al-Jamal and his network.” – OFAC
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TRM Labs, a blockchain forensics firm, revealed data showing that the crypto address linked to al-Law was involved in βover a thousand transactions associated with tens-of-millions of dollars,β predominantly in the USDT stablecoin on the TRON blockchain.
The firm noted that this address was also seized by Israeli authorities in July 2023. It further revealed that 40 addresses, all involving USDT on the TRON network, were on Israelβs National Bureau for Counter Terror Financingβs seizure list, with al-Lawβs address being a key target.
As reported earlier, the Israeli government found around 190 Binance accounts since 2021 that have been linked to terrorism and money laundering. Later, Binance reportedly collaborated with the government to trace accounts and wallets associated with criminal conduct.
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