Treasury Blacklists More Bad Actors: No U.S. Business Allowed.
Published Date: 4/2/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) just added new people to its blacklist on March 28, 2025. This means any money or property they have in the U.S. is frozen, and Americans can’t do business with them. It’s a big move to keep the financial system safe and sound!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Named Persons’ U.S. Assets Blocked
On March 28, 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added one or more persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. All property and interests in property of those persons that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked.
U.S. Persons Prohibited from Transactions
As of the March 28, 2025 action, U.S. persons generally are prohibited from engaging in transactions with the persons OFAC added to the SDN List. This means U.S. individuals and businesses must not transact with those listed persons.
SDN List and Info Published Online
OFAC publishes the SDN List and related sanctions program information on its website (https://ofac.treasury.gov). You can consult that site to see who is listed and what property is blocked.
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