Treasury's OFAC Issues New Sanctions Against Designated Individuals
Published Date: 9/23/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC just added new people to their 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 and protects national security.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Designated Persons' U.S. Assets Frozen
OFAC added one or more people to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these designated persons are blocked, so those persons cannot access those assets in the United States.
U.S. Persons Barred from Transactions
U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with the people added to OFAC's SDN List. That means Americans and U.S. entities must not do business with those designated persons under U.S. law.
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