Mission
The Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) marshals the department's intelligence and enforcement functions with the twin aims of safeguarding the financial system against illicit use and combating rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats.
Latest News from TFI
Treasury Targets Rising Colombian Narcotics Traffickers - On August 28, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two Colombian individuals, Jesus Maria Alejandro Sanchez Jimenez and Rafael Angel Sanchez Rua, as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) pursuant to Executive Order 12978. OFAC also designated as SDNTs two other individuals and four entities located in Colombia. Sanchez Jimenez and Sanchez Rua are among those who have inherited the drug trafficking organization once led by SDNT principal Carlos Mario Jimenez Naranjo (alias "Macaco"), who is now in U.S. custody.
Treasury Designates Iranian Nuclear and Missile Entities – On August 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five entities for their ties to Iran's nuclear and missile programs. All five designees are owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, entities that have been designated by the United States or the United Nations Security Council.
Treasury Designates the Financial Network of Major Sinaloa Cartel Operator Rigoberto Gaxiola Medina – On August 5, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) named 14 companies and 17 individuals tied to drug trafficking kingpin Rigoberto Gaxiola Medina as specially designated narcotics traffickers (SDNTs). The designees, all based in Mexico, are now subject to economic sanctions pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.
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September 3, 2008
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