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Ali Youssef CHARARA

Aliases

'Ali Yusuf SHARARA; Ali Youssef SHARARA

DoB

1968-09-25

Address

Ghobeiry Center, Mcharrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon; Verdun 732 Center, 17th Floor, Verdun, Rachid Karameh Street, Beirut, Lebanon; Al-Ahlam, 4th Floor, Embassies Street, Bir Hassan, Beirut, Lebanon

Official reason

The U.S. Department of the Treasury targeted a key Hizballah support network by designating Hizballah financier and member Ali Youssef Charara and Spectrum Investment Group Holding SAL, a telecommunications company of which Charara is the Chairman and General Manager.  Charara has received millions of dollars from Hizballah to invest in commercial ...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0317

Date of listing

2016-01-07

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Terrorism

Measures

Blocking Property

Sanctions Portfolio

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/2396

Official Information

On June 6, 2003, OFAC issued the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (68 FR 34196, June 6, 2003 (“the Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 of September 23, 2001, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism” (66 FR 49079, September 25, 2001)...

Additional Details

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Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/01/2022-13969/global-terrorism-sanctions-regulations