OFAC investigating Frequency Electronics over potential sanctions breaches

Frequency Electronics, a New York-based satellite communications company, has disclosed in its annual report that OFAC has commenced an investigation into certain sales to and payments from Morion. Morion is a subsidiary of Gazprombank, a Russian state-owned financial institution, which became subject in July 2014 to US sectoral sanctions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13662. Frequency Electronics allowed Morion to …