COMPLIANCE OFFICERS: NOTE WELL THESE HEZBOLLAH FINANCIERS AND THEIR COMPANIES SANCTIONED THIS WEEK BY OFAC

Adel Mohamad Mansour (Mansour)

Mansour is being designated for his position as the leader of AQAH, a U.S.-designated Hizballah-run quasi-financial institution. Mansour has served as the Executive Director of AQAH for years. In addition to his role within AQAH, Mansour has used his personal bank accounts to conduct transactions with various Hizballah institutions.

MANSOUR, Adel Mohamad (Arabic: عادل محمد منصور) (a.k.a. MANSUR, Adil), Hadatha, Bint Jbeil, Nabatieh, Lebanon; DOB 18 May 1966; POB Hadatha, Lebanon; nationality Lebanon; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AL-QARD AL-HASSAN ASSOCIATION). Al-Khobara for Accounting, Auditing, and Studies (Al-Khobara)

Al-Khobara is being designated for being owned, controlled, or directed by Mansour, who serves as the company’s CEO. Al-Khobara is located in the AQAH building, has provided accounting services to AQAH, and was managed by senior AQAH officials, including Mansour. Other senior officials at Al-Khobara include U.S.-designated senior Hizballah official Hussein al-Shami, who previously headed AQAH and another U.S.-designated Hizballah financial institution, Bayt al-Mal, as well as Ahmad Yazbeck, who was designated in May 2021 for acting for or on behalf of AQAH. For years, Hizballah financial elements have assisted Al-Khobara employees in dealing with Lebanon’s Ministry of Finance regarding tax payments.

Auditors for Accounting and Auditing (Auditors)            

Auditors is being designated for being owned, controlled, or directed by Ibrahim Daher (Daher).  Daher, who was designated in May 2021 for acting on behalf of Hizballah in his capacity as the chief of Hizballah’s Central Finance Unit, is a majority owner and managing partner of this company and has held a senior managerial function within the company for years. Additionally, Auditors provides financial services to Hizballah’s Central Finance Unit.

Naser Hasan Neser (Neser)

Neser is being designated for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of Auditors. Neser managed Auditors along with Daher. Neser was a managing partner at Auditors, held minority ownership in the company, and was listed as an authorized signatory, manager, and legal representative of the company. In addition, Neser reports to senior Hizballah Executive Council and Central Finance Unit officials, including Daher, about the activities of Auditors.

NESER, Naser Hassan (Arabic: ناصر حسن نسر) (a.k.a. NESR, Nasser Hassan; a.k.a. NISR, Nasir), Mahfouz, Al Ahlam 6, Haret Hreik, Roueiss, Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 20 Apr 1963; POB Kafarser, Lebanon; nationality Lebanon; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; National ID No. 288030510000000 (Lebanon) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: THE AUDITORS FOR ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING). 

Hassan Khalil (Khalil)

Khalil is being designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Hizballah. Khalil, a Lebanese national, has been actively working to procure weapons on behalf of Hizballah.

KHALIL, Hassan (a.k.a. EL KHALIL, Hassan Kazem), Lebanon; DOB 09 May 1979; nationality Lebanon; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport 3030829 (Lebanon) expires 20 Jan 2020 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: HIZBALLAH). 

(all of this material was taken verbatim from the US Treasury website)