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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 “JO Kyong-Chol”. Review each reason below before deciding.

Lists checked

ListResultPublishedVersion
SDN listPotential match195 listed parties scoredpublisher date of issueadb6f31fe894last checked 2026-10-09 12:45 UTC
Consolidated (non-SDN) listNo match9 listed parties scoredpublisher date of issuec8b23340119dlast checked 2026-10-09 12:45 UTC

Candidates to review

  1. JO Kyong-Chol1.000 likely

    SDN list entry 23090, individual, DPRK2

    Matched on the primary name JO Kyong-Chol

    • name "JO Kyong-Chol" matched the primary name "JO Kyong-Chol" at 1: jo, kyong, chol
  2. Jo Yong Chol0.925 likely

    SDN list entry 19610, individual, DPRK2

    Matched on the primary name Jo Yong Chol

    • name "JO Kyong-Chol" matched the primary name "Jo Yong Chol" at 0.925: jo, chol, kyong~yong (jaro-winkler, credit 0.744)
  3. Cho Il-U0.802 review

    SDN list entry 19791, individual, DPRK2

    Matched on A.K.A. Jo Chol

    • name "JO Kyong-Chol" matched the A.K.A. strong alias "Jo Chol" at 0.802: jo, chol; not found in listed name: kyong

Matcher m1.n1. Screened 2026-10-09 12:58 UTC. Thresholds: review at 0.75, likely at 0.9. Candidates are possible matches to review, not determinations. Not legal advice.