Built on Expertise.
Driven by Purpose.
Amanah Sanctions Group was founded to fill a specific gap: Help individuals and communities with legitimate claims to blocked assets, and no clear professional to turn to. We exist to change that.
Qualified Where It Counts
Sanctions compliance is a highly specialized field. These credentials represent years of formal study, examination, and active professional practice.
"I kept seeing the same thing: people with frozen accounts, blocked remittances, frozen crypto assets, inheritance they couldn't touch — and no one telling them there was a legal path forward."
- English
- العربية (Arabic)
- فارسی (Farsi)
- Español (Spanish)
Why Amanah Sanctions Group Exists
The word amanah (أمانة) means trust, integrity, and faithful stewardship in Arabic. It's a concept that appears in Islamic tradition, but its meaning is universal: the obligation to handle what has been entrusted to you with care and honesty. That principle is the foundation of everything we do.
Our founder spent years working at the intersection of financial crime, sanctions compliance, and law enforcement — watching institutions apply OFAC regulations in ways that were often technically defensible but practically devastating for ordinary families. Accounts frozen without explanation. Wire transfers rejected with form letters. Inheritance sitting untouched because no one could navigate the licensing process.
What was most striking was how often these situations were resolvable. OFAC grants specific licenses routinely — for humanitarian needs, for personal accounts, for inheritance, for remittances. The process exists precisely because Congress and the executive branch recognized that blanket prohibitions would harm innocent people if there were no relief valve. But navigating that process requires knowing it exists, understanding which regulations apply, and presenting a compelling application.
Most people in diaspora communities never receive that guidance. They don't know a specific license is possible. Their bank can't advise them. General attorneys often lack sanctions-specific experience. And so the assets stay frozen.
Amanah Sanctions Group was built to close that gap. We speak the relevant languages — English, Arabic, Farsi, and Spanish — and we understand the specific sanctions programs that affect each community. We are not a law firm, and we are transparent about that. But for the OFAC licensing process itself, certified compliance expertise is what moves applications forward, and that is what we provide.
Our commitment is simple: honest assessment of what's possible, transparent fees, and rigorous work on every application we take. We don't promise outcomes we can't guarantee. We do promise that if there is a path forward for your assets, we will find it and pursue it with everything we have.
What to Expect When You Work with Us
Honest Upfront Assessment
We tell you plainly if your case is strong, uncertain, or — in rare cases — unlikely to succeed. We will not take an engagement if we don't believe we can add genuine value. Your free assessment is a real evaluation, not a sales pitch.
Confidentiality & Discretion
Your personal and financial information is handled with strict care. We do not share client information with any third party except as required for the OFAC submission itself. Many of our clients are referred by family members — a trust we take seriously.
Community-Centered Practice
We serve clients in English, Arabic, Farsi, and Spanish. We understand that dealing with government agencies can feel overwhelming, especially across a language barrier. We make the process clear at every step.
Flat, Transparent Fees
No contingency fees. No percentage of recovered assets. You know the full fee before we begin. If a situation changes scope significantly, we discuss that with you before any additional charges apply.
Active Case Management
We don't submit your application and disappear. We monitor status, follow up with OFAC, respond to supplemental information requests, and keep you informed throughout. You will not be left wondering where your case stands.
Referrals When Needed
We are compliance consultants, not attorneys. When a situation requires legal counsel — criminal exposure, civil litigation, complex estate law — we say so clearly and can refer you to attorneys with relevant sanctions or immigration experience.
Questions before you commit?
Your free case assessment comes with no obligation. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help — and if we can't, we'll tell you that too.