OFAC
US Treasury sanctions enforcement office
Episodes
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#5441: Dollar Plumbing: Why Bessent's Iran Threat Has TeethOne line from Treasury can ground an airline worldwide. The reason lives in New York's clearing houses, not the currency itself. -
#2724: How Sanctions Actually Trap a CompanyHow the US Treasury freezes assets, isolates firms, and makes the world enforce its rules. -
#985: Banking on Surveillance: The Secret History of KYCHow did opening a bank account become a security clearance? Trace the evolution of KYC from the 1970s to the age of AI surveillance.