USA SecuritySearch™
In October of 2001, Federal legislation titled Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism, better known as the
USA Patriot Act, was approved by Congress. The law was designed to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, and also expanded the range of industries required to
conduct such screenings under existing laws and programs.
Federal law specifies that all individuals and organizations within the United States are
responsible for ensuring that they do not undertake business dealings with an individual or
entity listed on the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals
(SDN) and Blocked Persons List.
Certain industries, including financial services, import/export and travel, have additional
requirements. While the Patriot Act is Federal law, some states also have more restrictive
requirements for certain types of businesses. Universal Background Screening recommends
that employers check with their legal counsel or compliance officer to determine the
appropriate level of screening for both new hires and existing employees.
The OFAC SDN list includes known terrorists, terrorist supporters, international narcotics
traffickers and those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction. At a minimum, all employers in the United States are legally required to comply
with the OFAC requirements by screening their employees against the SDN list.
For companies that are legally required to search additional lists, or for those that wish to help mitigate the risk of becoming a vehicle for, or a victim of, crimes relating to terrorism,
Universal has created USA SecuritySearch™.
This comprehensive search includes fourteen
national and international lists of wanted individuals, terrorists, terrorist supporters, money
launderers, drug traffickers.
The sources included in USA SecuritySearch include:
National Security
- European Union Terrorism Sanctions List
- INTERPOL Most Wanted
- Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) Terrorism Knowledge Base
- Palestinian Legislative Council List
- U.S. CIA Politically Exposed Persons List
- U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Persons List
- U.S. Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Arms Export Control Act (AECA) Debarred Parties List
- U.S. FBI Most Wanted List
- U.S. Federal Reserve System (FRB) Enforcement Actions
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Most Wanted
- U.S. Marshals Most Wanted List
- U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) and Blocked Persons List
- U.S. Secret Service Most Wanted
- United Nations Consolidated Sanctions List
Healthcare
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs - Debarment List
- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Most Wanted Fugitive List
- U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Health Education Assistance Local (HEAL) Defaulted Borrowers
- U.S. Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) Disqualified, Restricted and Assurances List for Clinical Investigators
- U.S. Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Public Health Service Administrative Actions List
Banking & Financial Services
- U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Enforcement Decisions and Orders
- U.S. Federal Reserve System (FRB) Enforcement Actions
- U.S. National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Administrative Orders
- U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) Enforcement Orders
- U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) Enforcement Actions List
- Australian Reserve Bank Sanctions List
- Bank of England Sanctions List
- Canadian Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) Sanctions List
- World Bank Listing of Ineligible Individuals
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