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Ruben Pestano, Jr. LAVILLA

Aliases

Reuben Omar LAVILLA; Omar LAVILLA; Reuben LAVILLA; Ahmad Omar SHARIEF; Shaykh Omar LOBILLA; Omar LABELLA; Reymund LAVILLA; Mile D. LAVILLA; Mike DE LAVILLA; Abdullah MUDDARIS; Ramo LAVILLA

Nationality

Philippines

DoB

1972-10-04

Address

10th Avenue, Caloocan City, Manila, Philippines; Sitio Banga Maiti, Barangay Tranghawan, Lambunao, Iloilo Province, Philippines

Official reason

Ruben Pestano Lavilla, Jr. founded RSM, along with Santos and others, and is believed to have taken over as RSM's political, religious and strategic leader following Santos's 2005 arrest. Lavilla is considered RSM' s spiritual advisor. Lavilla channeled funds to RSM from personal Arab contacts. At some point before 2003, Lavilla also personally co...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/hp1030

Date of listing

2008-06-16

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