Treasury Department

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Thursday sanctioned three of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s nephews — Efraín Antonio Campo Flores, Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas and Carlos Erik Malpica Flores — plus Panamanian businessman Ramón Carretero Napolitano, six shipping firms (Myra Marine Limited; Arctic Voyager Incorporated; Poweroy Investment Limited; Ready Great Limited; Sino Marine Services Limited; Full Happy Limited) and six Venezuela‑flagged oil tankers. OFAC said the companies and vessels used deceptive and unsafe shipping practices, including AIS manipulation, to move Venezuelan oil; the move re‑sanctions Carlos Flores after a 2017 listing was removed in 2022 and comes amid a broader U.S. pressure campaign that included the recent seizure of a sanctioned tanker.