Economics
U.S. Plans to Match Leaked Data to Russia Sanctions List, Says Source
- Treasury seeks to identify people assisting violators
- New list could be timed with EU vote on extending sanctions
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The U.S. plans to search the millions of documents leaked from a Panamanian law firm for information about people who may have helped companies or individuals evade sanctions related to Russia’s role in destabilizing Ukraine, a person familiar with the matter said.
These people could be added to the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of sanctioned parties. In July and December last year, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, known as OFAC, named individuals and companies that it said were helping associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin get around the sanctions.