A Specially Designated Terrorist (SDT) is a person who has been designated by the

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to be a specially designated terrorist under notices or regulations issued by the

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(OFAC), under the U.S. Treasury Department.

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12947, issued by President

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on January 23, 1995, prohibits financial transactions with SDTs. Twelve organizations and 18 people were identified in the Order as threatening disruption of the

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. The U.S.

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and the

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were given the power to add other organizations and people to the list. On August 20, 1998, President Clinton expanded the list by Executive Order 13099. The U.S. government began to impose economic sanctions against international terrorists in 1995. On January 25, 1995,

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and

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were listed as SDTs.

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was added in August 1995,

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was added in 1998, and on December 4, 2001, the

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was also designated. On February 28, 2006,

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signed a plea agreement in which he agreed to plead guilty to one count of

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to contribute services to or for the benefit of the

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, a SDT organization, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371; he was sentenced to 57 months in prison. Ziyad al-Nakhalah, the leader of the

, was designated a SDT in January 2014. The SDT list appears in the ''

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'', which is updated regularly.

Consequences

All of the assets of all SDTs were frozen. In addition, transfers of "funds, goods, or services" to SDTs were prohibited. Also, any U.S. entity that holds any funds in which any interest is held in an SDT was required under the law to report its interest to appropriate U.S. authorities. The sanctions apply to any entity "owned or controlled by", or acting on behalf of, an SDT. They also apply to foreign branches of U.S. entities, but not to subsidiaries formed under non-U.S. law.

References

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External links

Treasury Department List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, including SDTs
12947 1995 in American law International sanctions Terrorism laws in the United States Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List

Consequences

See also

References

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