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This section covers the Sanctions List published by OFAC.

OFAC publishes lists of individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries. It also lists individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country-specific.

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US Sanctions individuals and entities connected to corruption & human rights

US Treasury sanctions over 40 individuals and entities across nine countries connected to corruption & human rights abuse on the Anti-Corruption Day. The Treasury has made combatting corruption and serious human rights abuse a top priority, including through…

OFAC sanctions additional corrupt Haitian politicians for drug trafficking 

The Biden administration has imposed new sanctions on Haitian officials accused of being involved in drug trafficking, as the US and its allies continue to target corruption in the violence-plagued Caribbean nation. OFAC designated Celestin and Fourcand for…

Settlement agreement between OFAC and Payward, Inc. (“Kraken”)

OFAC announces $362,158 settlement with virtual currency exchange Payward, Inc (“Kraken”) for violation of Iran sanctions. Due to Kraken’s failure to timely implement appropriate geolocation tools, including an automated internet protocol (IP) address blocking system…

US Treasury sanctions illicit fentanyl-trafficking

OFAC sanctioned La Nueva Familia Michoacana, the violent drug organization behind the increasing U.S. presence of “rainbow fentanyl” and a variety of other deadly drugs. Fentanyl claimed the lives of more than 71,000 Americans last year. The rainbow fentanyl appears in the form of…

OFAC targets Russian-backed corruption in Guatemala mining sector 

The US Treasury sanctioned one Russian and one Belarusian national for their role in exploiting the Guatemalan mining sector, as well as three associated entities connected with their corruption schemes. These individuals and entities are designated pursuant to…

Economic Sanctions: “Disappointing Old Wine in New Bottles”

Economic sanctions create immediate costs in both the target country and the sanctions-imposing countries. The same sanctions also create great new opportunities for innovations in the medium- and long-term which ought to be considered and turned into profits…

OFAC sanctions Russian military technology network

US Treasury sanctions Russian military technology procurement network in coordination with law enforcement action.  The designations highlight the U.S. government’s continuing efforts to hinder Russia’s ability to wage its war of aggression in Ukraine, including by ….

Consolidated list of sanctioned entities

This collection from OpenSanctions combines all designated entities from various sanctions lists and represents the broadest set of sanctioned people, companies and other assets that are designated globally. Virtually all sanctions lists are based on the UN Security Council List…

OFAC sanctions virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash

US Treasury sanctions Tornado Cash, a virtual currency mixer that launders the proceeds of cybercrimes, including those committed against victims in the US and has repeatedly failed to impose effective controls designed to stop it from laundering funds for malicious cyber actors…

OFAC Sanctions Russian Elites & Companies

US Treasury imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Kremlin-connected elites, a major multinational company, and a sanctions evasion operation, as well as one yacht. These elites and businesses operate in economic sectors that generate substantial revenue for the Russian…

Treasury sanctions arms trafficker tied to drug cartel

US Treasury sanctions arms trafficker tied to major drug cartel as a result of close work with the Mexican authorities, a violent drug trafficking organization based in Mexico responsible for a significant proportion of fentanyl and other deadly drugs trafficked into the US…

OFAC on Global Terrorism Sanctions regulations

OFAC announced a final rule amending the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations which “authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the US of a correspondent account…