Monthly Archives/Archivos por Mes: July 2021

The Who, The What, and The How
An Interview with David Zapp

Good morning, Mr. Zapp.

David Zapp: Good morning, Ben.

I have asked to speak with you today to talk about OFAC, about what it is, and about what it does.

David Zapp. I’ll be glad to answer your questions if I can.

First of all, what does “OFAC” stand for and what does it do?

David Zapp: It stands for Office of Foreign Assets Control. It is a regulatory body that sanctions people and entities that OFAC believes are engaged in specified criminal activity.

It forbids anyone or […]

This is a copy of a letter we sent to a defendant that could be useful to other defendants facing narcotic charges.

The defendant had been in detention in Colombia and in the United States. He asked us what his options were:

Go to trial.
If you go to trial and win, excellent. If you lose, you […]