Treasury Slaps New Sanctions on Global Bad Actors
Published Date: 8/14/2025
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 out of the U.S. financial system, so watch out for updates and stay clear of these blocked individuals!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Assets of Designated People Frozen
OFAC added one or more people to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these listed persons are blocked, which means their money and property in the U.S. are frozen.
U.S. Persons Barred From Dealing
U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with anyone on OFAC's SDN List. That means Americans and U.S. businesses must not do business with these blocked individuals.
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