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Screen a person, company, vessel or aircraft against the OFAC SDN and Consolidated lists. Every candidate comes with the reason it matched and the list version it was checked against.
Potential match
3 listed parties scored at or above 0.75 against “Choe Chol Ryong”. Review each reason below before deciding.
Lists checked
| List | Result | Published | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDN list | Potential match189 listed parties scored | publisher date of issue | 5970dbe3dca1last checked 2026-10-10 10:15 UTC |
| Consolidated (non-SDN) list | No match4 listed parties scored | publisher date of issue | c8b23340119dlast checked 2026-10-10 10:15 UTC |
Candidates to review
- Choe Chol Ryong1.000 likely
SDN list entry 48220, individual, NPWMD
Matched on the primary name
Choe Chol Ryong
- name "Choe Chol Ryong" matched the primary name "Choe Chol Ryong" at 1: choe, chol, ryong
- Choe Song Chol0.842 review
SDN list entry 46129, individual, DPRK4
Matched on A.K.A.
Choe Cholung
- name "Choe Chol Ryong" matched the A.K.A. strong alias "Choe Cholung" at 0.842: choe, chol~cholung (jaro-winkler, credit 0.67); not found in listed name: ryong
- Jo Yong Chol0.840 review
SDN list entry 19610, individual, DPRK2
Matched on A.K.A.
Cho Yong Chol
- name "Choe Chol Ryong" matched the A.K.A. strong alias "Cho Yong Chol" at 0.84: chol, ryong~yong (jaro-winkler, credit 0.744), choe~cho (jaro-winkler, credit 0.708)
Matcher m1.n1. Screened 2026-10-10 10:28 UTC. Thresholds: review at 0.75, likely at 0.9. Candidates are possible matches to review, not determinations. Not legal advice.