Treasury Sanctions Venezuelan Officials Previously Designated by EU, Canada

The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned five Venezuelan government officials associated with corruption and “rampant violence,” Treasury said in a Nov. 5 press release. The agency said the sanctions “reflect a unified effort” against the Nicolas Maduro regime because the designated officials were previously sanctioned by the European Union or Canada. “This action harmonizes our efforts with those of our international partners,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.

The sanctioned officials include Remigio Ceballos Ichaso, an admiral in the Venezuelan Navy; Nestor Neptali Blanco Hurtado, a major in the Bolivarian National Guard; Jose Adelino Ornelas Ferreira, secretary general of the country’s National Defense Council; Pedro Miguel Carreno Escobar, deputy of the “illegitimate Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly”; and Carlos Alberto Calderon Chirinos, a senior official in the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service.