Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of one entity that has been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of this entity are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with it.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 21231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07446]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of one entity that has been
placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons
List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal
criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject
to U.S. jurisdiction of this entity are blocked, and U.S. persons are
generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with it.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for effective date(s).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.:
202-622-2490; Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-
2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant
Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855; or the Assistant
Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available
on OFAC's website (<a href="https://www.treasury.gov/ofac">https://www.treasury.gov/ofac</a>).
Notice of OFAC Action
On April 5, 2023, OFAC determined that the property and interests
in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following entity are
blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below.
Entity
1. GENESIS MARKET (a.k.a. ``GENESIS MARKETPLACE''; a.k.a.
``GENESIS STORE''), Russia; website genesis.market; alt. Website
<a href="http://G3n3sis.org">G3n3sis.org</a>; alt. Website
genesis7zoveavupiiwnrycmaq6uro3kn5h2be3el7wdnbjti2ln2wid.onion; alt.
Website g3n3sis.pro; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-
Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201; Organization
Established Date 01 Mar 2018 [CYBER2].
Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order
13694 of April 1, 2015 ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities,'' 80 FR
18077, 3 C.F.R, 2015 Comp., p. 297, as amended by Executive Order
13757 of December 28, 2016, ``Taking Additional Steps to Address the
National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-
Enabled Activities,'' 82 FR 1, 3 C.F.R, 2016 Comp., p. 659 (E.O.
13694, as amended) for being responsible for or complicit in, or to
have engaged in, directly or indirectly, an activity described in
section 1(a)(ii) of E.O. 13694, as amended.
Dated: April 5, 2023.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2023-07446 Filed 4-7-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-AL-C
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