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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
2 listed parties scored at or above 0.75 against “Department 53 of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces”. Review each reason below before deciding.
Lists checked
| List | Result | Published | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDN list | Potential match159 listed parties scored | publisher date of issue | 5970dbe3dca1last checked 2026-10-09 21:15 UTC |
| Consolidated (non-SDN) list | No match1 listed party scored | publisher date of issue | c8b23340119dlast checked 2026-10-09 21:15 UTC |
Candidates to review
SDN list entry 52262, entity, DPRK2
Matched on the primary name
Department 53 of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces
- name "Department 53 of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces" matched the primary name "Department 53 of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces" at 1: department, 53, ministry, peoples, armed, forces
- Ministry of People's Armed Forces0.776 review
SDN list entry 22285, entity, DPRK3
Matched on the primary name
Ministry of People's Armed Forces
- name "Department 53 of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces" matched the primary name "Ministry of People's Armed Forces" at 0.776: ministry, peoples, armed, forces; not found in listed name: department, 53
Matcher m1.n1. Screened 2026-10-09 21:23 UTC. Thresholds: review at 0.75, likely at 0.9. Candidates are possible matches to review, not determinations. Not legal advice.