OFAC Freezes Assets of Newly Blacklisted Foreign Troublemaker
Published Date: 1/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Treasury just added a new group to its watchlist, meaning all their U.S.-based money and property are frozen. Americans can’t do business with them anymore, starting now. This move helps keep bad actors from using the U.S. financial system.
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New SDN Listing Freezes Assets
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) placed one entity on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. All property and interests in property of that entity that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with the entity.
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Related Federal Register Documents
2026-16573, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
2026-16153, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
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2026-15996, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
2026-15849, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
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2026-15785, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
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2026-15356, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
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