OFAC Sanctions Watch: Daily Briefing for October 31, 2024

OFAC Update: New Designations and Sanctions Compliance Guidance for Maritime Shipping Industry

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a new update, adding five individuals and two entities to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). This update aims to aid maritime sector stakeholders in identifying potential sanctions evasion and promoting sanctions compliance.

According to the update, the following individuals have been added to the SDN List:

1. AGUAYO, Adrian (a.k.a. “AGUAYO SALAS, Adrian”; a.k.a. “LA ROBERTA”; a.k.a. “ROBERTA”), a Mexican national with a DOB of July 29, 1980.
2. CARRASCO LEYVA, Josefa Yadira (a.k.a. “LA WERA”; a.k.a. “LA WERA PALENQUE”), a Mexican national with a DOB of November 14, 1978.
3. NIETO FIERRO, Heber (a.k.a. “EVER NIETO”), a Mexican national with a DOB of September 28, 1975.
4. ORTEGA GALLEGOS, Jorge Adrian (a.k.a. “EL NARANJAS”; a.k.a. “NARANJAS”), a Mexican national with a DOB of July 7, 1983.
5. SALAS AGUAYO, Jesus (a.k.a. “CHUY”; a.k.a. “CHUYIN”; a.k.a. “EL CHUYIN”), a Mexican national with a DOB of May 29, 1976.

Additionally, the following entities have been added to the SDN List:

1. R.Y H. EL REMATE, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, a Mexican company based in Chihuahua.
2. SOLUCIONES TECNOLOGICAS Y PAQUETERIA TRES, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, a Mexican company based in Zapopan, Jalisco.

These additions bring the total number of individuals and entities added to the SDN List to 7.

Referrence link: OFAC link