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As part of its efforts to support the [[Iraq sanctions]], in 2005, OFAC fined [[Voices in the Wilderness (organization)|Voices in the Wilderness]] $20,000 for gifting medicine and other humanitarian supplies to Iraqis.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.democracynow.org/2005/8/16/voices_in_the_wilderness_ordered_to|title=Voices in the Wilderness Ordered to Pay $20K for Bringing Aid to Iraq |work= Democracy Now! |date= 2005-08-16|access-date=2011-06-08 }}</ref> In a similar case, OFAC imposed and attempted to collect a $10,000 fine, plus interest, against peace activist Bert Sacks for taking medicine to residents of [[Basra]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iraqikids.org/berts-case/timeline|title=Timeline |publisher=Fined For Helping Iraqi Kids |access-date=2011-06-08 }}</ref> charges against Sacks were dismissed by the court in December 2012.<ref>[http://old.seattletimes.com/html/edcetera/2017151910_bert_sacks_no_fine_and_no_cour.html Ramsey, Bruce] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114010914/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/edcetera/2017151910_bert_sacks_no_fine_and_no_cour.html |date=2018-11-14 }} "Bert Sacks: No fine and no court time for Iraqi sanctions"; ''The Seattle Times''; 3 Jan 2012.</ref>
As part of its efforts to support the [[Iraq sanctions]], in 2005, OFAC fined [[Voices in the Wilderness (organization)|Voices in the Wilderness]] $20,000 for gifting medicine and other humanitarian supplies to Iraqis.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.democracynow.org/2005/8/16/voices_in_the_wilderness_ordered_to|title=Voices in the Wilderness Ordered to Pay $20K for Bringing Aid to Iraq |work= Democracy Now! |date= 2005-08-16|access-date=2011-06-08 }}</ref> In a similar case, OFAC imposed and attempted to collect a $10,000 fine, plus interest, against peace activist Bert Sacks for taking medicine to residents of [[Basra]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iraqikids.org/berts-case/timeline|title=Timeline |publisher=Fined For Helping Iraqi Kids |access-date=2011-06-08 }}</ref> charges against Sacks were dismissed by the court in December 2012.<ref>[http://old.seattletimes.com/html/edcetera/2017151910_bert_sacks_no_fine_and_no_cour.html Ramsey, Bruce] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114010914/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/edcetera/2017151910_bert_sacks_no_fine_and_no_cour.html |date=2018-11-14 }} "Bert Sacks: No fine and no court time for Iraqi sanctions"; ''The Seattle Times''; 3 Jan 2012.</ref>


In October 2007, a set of Spanish travel agency websites had their domain name access disabled by [[eNom]]: the domain names had been on the OFAC blacklist.<ref name="Liptak">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/us/04bar.html?_r=1|title=A Wave of the Watch List, and Speech Disappears|last=Liptak|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Liptak|date=2008-03-04|work=[[The New York Times]]|quote=80 of his Web sites stopped working, thanks to the United States government ... eNom told him it did so after a call from the Treasury Department|access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treasury.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/prgrmlst.txt|title=SDN by Programs|year=2006|publisher=treasury.gov|quote=GO CUBA PLUS (a.k.a. T&M INTERNATIONAL LTD.; a.k.a. TOUR & MARKETING  INTERNATIONAL LTD. ...)|access-date=23 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060924001742/http://www.treasury.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/prgrmlst.txt|archive-date=2006-09-24}}</ref> When queried, the U.S. Treasury referred to a 2004 press release that claimed the company "had helped Americans evade restrictions on travel to Cuba".<ref name="Liptak"/>
In October 2007, a set of Spanish travel agency websites had their domain name access disabled by [[eNom]]: the domain names had been on the OFAC blacklist.<ref name="Liptak">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/us/04bar.html?_r=1|title=A Wave of the Watch List, and Speech Disappears|last=Liptak|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Liptak|date=2008-03-04|work=The New York Times|quote=80 of his Web sites stopped working, thanks to the United States government ... eNom told him it did so after a call from the Treasury Department|access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treasury.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/prgrmlst.txt|title=SDN by Programs|year=2006|publisher=treasury.gov|quote=GO CUBA PLUS (a.k.a. T&M INTERNATIONAL LTD.; a.k.a. TOUR & MARKETING  INTERNATIONAL LTD. ...)|access-date=23 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060924001742/http://www.treasury.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/prgrmlst.txt|archive-date=2006-09-24}}</ref> When queried, the U.S. Treasury referred to a 2004 press release that claimed the company "had helped Americans evade restrictions on travel to Cuba".<ref name="Liptak"/>


In the case of ''[[United States v. Banki]]'', on June 5, 2010, a U.S. citizen was convicted of violating the [[United States sanctions against Iran|Iran Trade Embargo]] for failing to request Iranian currency transfer licenses in advance from OFAC. On August 25, 2010, the Iranian American Bar Association announced that it would file an [[amicus curiae]] brief with the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit|Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] on ''United States v. Banki''.<ref>[http://www.iaba.us/NewsDetails.aspx?id=117 "IABA to File Amicus Brief in Appeal Before Second Circuit"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027081749/http://www.iaba.us/NewsDetails.aspx?id=117 |date=2010-10-27 }}</ref>  It has also hired lawyers to request further guidance from OFAC on import of goods from Iran.<ref>[http://www.iaba.us/NewsDetails.aspx?id=117 IABA Hires Lawyers to Request Further Guidance from OFAC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027081749/http://www.iaba.us/NewsDetails.aspx?id=117 |date=2010-10-27 }}</ref>
In the case of ''[[United States v. Banki]]'', on June 5, 2010, a U.S. citizen was convicted of violating the [[United States sanctions against Iran|Iran Trade Embargo]] for failing to request Iranian currency transfer licenses in advance from OFAC. On August 25, 2010, the Iranian American Bar Association announced that it would file an [[amicus curiae]] brief with the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit|Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] on ''United States v. Banki''.<ref>[http://www.iaba.us/NewsDetails.aspx?id=117 "IABA to File Amicus Brief in Appeal Before Second Circuit"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027081749/http://www.iaba.us/NewsDetails.aspx?id=117 |date=2010-10-27 }}</ref>  It has also hired lawyers to request further guidance from OFAC on import of goods from Iran.<ref>[http://www.iaba.us/NewsDetails.aspx?id=117 IABA Hires Lawyers to Request Further Guidance from OFAC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027081749/http://www.iaba.us/NewsDetails.aspx?id=117 |date=2010-10-27 }}</ref>
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