OFAC adds Francesca Paola Albanese to SDN List under EO 14203 (ICC-related)
US persons must block all transactions with the SDN-listed individual; US service providers must screen before engaging or paying her
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On 27 May 2026, OFAC added Francesca Paola Albanese (DOB 30 Mar 1977; Italian passport YA4652441) to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List under the International Criminal Court-related sanctions program (listing tag ICC-EO14203, Executive Order 14203).
Why it matters
The SDN listing blocks the individual's property and interests in property under US jurisdiction and prohibits US persons from any dealings with her, including providing funds, goods, or services. Screening teams must treat matches to her name, date of birth, or Italian passport YA4652441 as blocked. Because the designation is under the ICC-related program (EO 14203), the secondary authority to designate persons who materially support sanctioned ICC-related activity creates collateral exposure beyond direct dealings. The prohibition reaches not only financial institutions but US-jurisdiction service providers — universities, NGOs, publishers, law firms, and event organisers — who must screen before contracting with or paying the individual.
Implications
- — Sanctions-screening and payments-compliance teams at US-jurisdiction financial institutions, including correspondent-bank operations, must add Francesca Paola Albanese (DOB 30 Mar 1977; Italian passport YA4652441) to SDN screening and block any transaction or payment involving her — including honoraria, speaking fees, and service payments routed through US-jurisdiction rails — as her property is blocked and processing a match is a prohibited transaction under OFAC's blocking authorities.
- — US-jurisdiction service providers — universities, NGOs, publishers, law firms, conference and event organisers — must screen before contracting with, paying, or providing services to the individual, as such transactions are prohibited absent OFAC authorisation; existing engagements require wind-down or a licence.
- — Compliance teams must assess material-support designation risk under EO 14203 — foreign persons who provide financial, material, or technological support to the ICC-related activity the order targets may themselves face designation; counterparties supporting the designated individual's targeted activity should be screened for this collateral exposure.
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