More Updates to Treasury's Naughty Sanctions List
Published Date: 7/31/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of State (State) is publishing the names of persons who have been added to the Department of the Treasury's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List), administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). State is also publishing updates to the identifying information of one or more persons currently included in OFAC's SDN List.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Named Persons Added to OFAC SDN List
As of May 18, 2026, the Department of State added multiple Cuban individuals and government entities to the Department of the Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List under Executive Order 14404. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of those listed persons are blocked.
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