Treasury Adds New Names to OFAC Sanctions Blacklist Immediately
Published Date: 4/16/2025
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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’s effective immediately.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Named Persons Added to SDN List
The Treasury added one or more persons to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these named persons are blocked, effective immediately.
U.S. Persons Prohibited From Transactions
If you are a U.S. person, you are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with anyone added to OFAC's SDN List. That prohibition takes effect immediately and means you must not do business with those listed persons or handle their blocked property.
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