Treasury Blacklists More Baddies: Assets Frozen in Usual Sanctions Shuffle
Published Date: 1/23/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC just added new people to its blacklist, meaning their money and property in the U.S. are frozen. Americans can’t do business with these folks anymore. This move helps keep bad actors from using the U.S. financial system, and it takes effect right away.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Designated Persons’ U.S. Assets Frozen
The Treasury added one or more people to OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List and all their property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction is blocked. That means any funds or property in the United States tied to those listed persons are frozen, effective immediately.
U.S. Persons Barred From Transactions
U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with the persons placed on the SDN List, so Americans cannot lawfully do business with those listed individuals going forward. This prohibition is in effect immediately.
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