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Source:US Treasury OFAC (U.S. Treasury, public domain)
OFAC has made the following updates to its sanctions lists as part of its ongoing effort to remove and update old information on its sanctions lists. As part of this effort, OFAC has consolidated 18 duplicate list entries in which a distinct target appears on OFAC's sanctions lists multiple times. Although OFAC has removed certain duplicate entries, the persons and property associated with those entries remain sanctioned and any related assets also remain blocked. The chart below provides detail
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