Ed. Note: if you’re new to TURBOFAC, please take note that the text string filtration function generally shouldn’t be used for terms such as “ordinarily resident,” “causing” or “new debt”. For research on the meaning of words and phrases such as those, i.e. terms central to the key legal issues in sanctions law that appear on a cross-programmatic basis, you’re typically better off locating and checking the appropriate box in the “Key Legal Issues” search category, which will limit the results to those that have been manually assessed as being relevant for the interpretation of the terms at issue.
Try typing your search term (“ordinarily resident,” “new debt,” or something else) in the “Find a Search Filter” box at the top of the page, and the corresponding “Key Legal Issues” check box will pop up instantly, if one exists. Once you check the box (e.g. “new debt,” with ~55 results), you can always use the text string filtration function to further refine your search (e.g. by typing “invoice” and narrowing the ~55 results to ~10).
Note in addition that the same applies to text string searches such as “14071” (if you’re looking for items related to EO 14071). By typing “14071” in the “Find a Search Filter” field up top, you will be able to instantly narrow the results down to items manually assessed as relating to EO 14071. Ditto terms such as “515.204” or “Iran General License G” (try the “Discrete Legal Provision” search category).
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1) In the 2004 letter, OFAC says that the determination of whether "assets...are to be turned over to these plaintiffs pursuant to the TRIA" is left to the court, but appears to assert jurisdiction over the actual transfer of blocked funds pursuant to a TRIA-based turnover order. OFAC appears to have changed its opinion on that issue (see e.g. Case-No-CU-77689 ("a license from OFAC is not needed to execute on a judgment against blocked property in accordance with the requirements of section 201 (a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002")). See also Harrison v. Republic of Sudan, 802 F.3d 399 (2d Cir. 2015).
2) In the 2006 letter, the DOJ writes to a court in an attachment case to convey that "[i]t is...