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New Venezuela Related Sanctions

On November 1 U.S. President Trump signed an Executive Order Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela. The order is designed to counter rampant corruption within the Government of Venezuela, which continues to exacerbate the economic and humanitarian crises afflicting the Venezuelan people. With this order, OFAC expects to use its discretion to target in particular those who operate corruptly in the gold or other identified sectors of the Venezuela economy, and not those who are operating legitimately in such sectors. This includes, for example, persons engaging in dishonest or fraudulent conduct, illicit activity, or deceptive transactions within Venezuela’s gold sector or other identified Venezuela sectors, with the purpose or effect of misappropriating Venezuelan resources in those sectors for personal, professional, or political gain.

A copy of the order can be found here and a FAQ page regarding the order can be found here.

Ryan Olson

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