U.S. Treasury removes Venezuela-related SDN designations tied to Jorge Jesus Rodriguez Gomez
The U.S. sanctions list update removes several Venezuela-related entries tied to the same individual, Jorge Jesus Rodriguez Gomez. The action covers multiple name variations and aliases associated with the Venezuelan citizen listed under the Specially Designated Nationals program.
Highlights
- U.S. Treasury's OFAC removed Jorge Jesus Rodriguez Gomez and associated aliases from the Venezuela-related SDN List on the latest update.
- The removals affect multiple name variations matching Jorge Jesus Rodriguez Gomez, clarifying these are no longer covered by Venezuela-related sanctions designations.
- The update requires banks, exporters, and compliance teams to adjust sanctions screening procedures, as no new sanctions or enforcement actions are included in the notice.
OFAC updates sanctions list entries
As reported by OFAC, citing the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, the deletions have been made from the Specially Designated Nationals, or SDN, List for Jorge Jesus Rodriguez Gomez and related aliases. The notice identifies the individual as a Venezuelan citizen born on Nov. 9, 1965, with address information in El Valle, Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela.The removal applies to several listing variations, including Rodriguez Gomez, Jorge Jesus; Rodriguez, Jorge; Rodriguez Gomez, Jorge J; Jorge J., Rodriguez Gomez; and Jorge Jesus, Rodriguez Gomez. Each entry refers to the same individual and carries matching personal details in the OFAC notice.
Compliance relevance for sanctions screening
The update is relevant for banks, exporters, compliance teams and other businesses that screen counterparties against U.S. sanctions lists. Removing multiple aliases helps clarify that these name variants are no longer designated under the Venezuela-related SDN entry cited in the Treasury notice.Companies that rely on sanctions screening databases typically review list changes to adjust internal controls, customer checks and transaction monitoring. In this case, the notice is limited to designation removals and does not include new sanctions, penalties or additional enforcement measures.
Venezuela’s planned debt restructuring and the pending release of its debt sustainability analysis were previously covered in our publication, highlighting officials’ efforts to finalize the macroeconomic framework after delays caused by June earthquakes. The report also outlined policy signals such as rejecting dollarisation, pursuing inflation targeting, and building reserves via gold storage—factors that shape how international counterparties assess Venezuela-related risk and controls.