Facing an Interpol Red Notice is a serious international legal event, not a minor administrative issue. Individuals subject to Red Notices frequently encounter airport detentions, travel bans, immigration denials, frozen bank accounts, and long-term reputational damage—often without ever being convicted of a crime.

A BIS investigation is one of the most serious enforcement risks in international trade. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, enforces the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): the rules that control how U.S.-origin goods, software, and technology can be exported, reexported, or transferred between countries.

An Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) subpoena is one of the most serious enforcement tools the U.S. Treasury uses in sanctions investigations. While it is administrative in form, it signals a clear shift from routine compliance oversight to active enforcement scrutiny.

When a bank tells you your funds are “OFAC-blocked,” it means they believe U.S. sanctions law requires them to freeze the money, or other property, until there’s a clear legal reason to release it. In reality, getting blocked funds released isn’t about arguing or persuading the bank; it’s about following the right process and providing a complete, bank-ready package of evidence.

By the time a client realizes their name is circulating through international channels, the damage is often already done. Travel plans fall apart. Banks tighten KYC and compliance reviews. Professional credibility becomes collateral in an opaque system of “international cooperation” that most people never think about until it starts working against them.

INTERPOL is not a global police force, and it doesn’t have the power to arrest anyone. It’s a coordination platform—an international system that lets member countries share data and request cooperation through standardized alerts and connected databases.

The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) set the rules for how defense-related items, services, and technical information are made, shared, and transferred. This includes not only exports and imports, but also what happens inside a company’s day-to-day operations. 

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control — better known as OFAC — is the agency that enforces U.S. economic and trade sanctions. In plain terms, OFAC enforcement is how the government investigates suspected sanctions violations and decides what happens next.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is responsible for enforcing the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) — the rules that control the export, reexport, and even in-country transfer of commercial items, “dual-use” technologies, and certain military-related products.