The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated the International Criminal Court as a Specially Designated National on Friday. The designation blocks the International Criminal Court's property under U.S. jurisdiction.

OFAC issued General License 13 authorizing certain transactions involving the International Criminal Court, including those related to the court's official functions and operations. The agency also issued General License 14 authorizing certain transactions related to telecommunications and enterprise software involving the International Criminal Court. General License 15 authorizes transactions related to pension payments involving the International Criminal Court. OFAC issued General License 16 authorizing certain transactions related to certain International Criminal Court detainees. Primary source: ofac.treasury.gov

In a separate action, OFAC removed HTET, Theint Win, a Burmese national, from the Specially Designated Nationals List. Pegasus Worldwide Logistics agreed to remit $175,015 to settle potential civil liability for sanctions violations. The settlement resolves four apparent violations of the Illicit Drug Trafficking Sanctions Regulations and six apparent violations of the Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations.

Between September 2023 and February 2024, Pegasus Worldwide Logistics facilitated the importation of a machine supplied by a designated company. Pegasus Worldwide Logistics failed to respond fully to an OFAC subpoena for six months. OFAC determined that Pegasus Worldwide Logistics' conduct was non-egregious and not voluntarily disclosed.