[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58456-58457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23785]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have 
been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked 
Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable 
legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property 
subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. 
persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with 
them.

DATES: See Supplementary Information section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global 
Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions 
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for 
Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; or Assistant Director for Regulatory 
Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability

    The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and 
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available 
on OFAC's website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On October 10, 2019, OFAC determined that the property and 
interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following 
persons are blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed 
below.

Individuals

    1. ESSA, Salim (a.k.a. ESSA, Salim Aziz), Johannesburg, South 
Africa; DOB 15 Jan 1978; nationality South Africa; Gender Male; 
Passport M00073786 (South Africa) issued 09 Nov 2012 expires 08 Nov 
2022; National ID No. 7801155017084 (South Africa) (individual) 
[GLOMAG].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A)(3) of Executive 
Order 13818 of December 20, 2017, ``Blocking the Property of Persons 
Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption'' (E.O. 13818) 
for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, 
material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or 
in support of, any entity, including any government entity, that has 
engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, corruption, including 
the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private 
assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts 
or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery.
    2. GUPTA, Atul (a.k.a. GUPTA, Atul Kumar), Dubai, United Arab 
Emirates; DOB 14 Jun 1968; POB Saharanpur, India; nationality South 
Africa; Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A)(3) of E.O. 13818 for 
having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, 
material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or 
in support of, any entity, including any government entity, that has 
engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, corruption, including 
the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private 
assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts 
or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery.
    3. GUPTA, Ajay (a.k.a. GUPTA, Ajay Kumar), Dubai, United Arab 
Emirates; DOB 05 Feb 1966; POB Saharanpur, India; nationality India; 
Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C)(1) of E.O. 13818 for 
being a foreign person who is or has been a leader or official of an 
entity, including any government entity, that has engaged in, or 
whose members have engaged in, corruption, including the 
misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private 
assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts 
or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery.
    4. GUPTA, Rajesh (a.k.a. GUPTA, Rajesh Kumar; a.k.a. ``GUPTA, 
Tony''), Dubai, United Arab Emirates; DOB 05 Aug 1972; POB 
Saharanpur, India; nationality South Africa; Gender Male; National 
ID No. 7208056345087 (South Africa) (individual) [GLOMAG].

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    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A)(3) of E.O. 13818 for 
having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, 
material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or 
in support of, any entity, including any government entity, that has 
engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, corruption, including 
the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private 
assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts 
or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery.

    Dated: October 10, 2019.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2019-23785 Filed 10-30-19; 8:45 am]
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