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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
4 listed parties scored at or above 0.75 against “Kim Yong Chol”. Review each reason below before deciding.
Lists checked
| List | Result | Published | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDN list | Potential match178 listed parties scored | publisher date of issue | 5970dbe3dca1last checked 2026-10-09 22:30 UTC |
| Consolidated (non-SDN) list | No match5 listed parties scored | publisher date of issue | c8b23340119dlast checked 2026-10-09 22:30 UTC |
Candidates to review
- KIM Yong Chol1.000 likely
SDN list entry 12211, individual, DPRK
Matched on A.K.A.
KIM Yong-Chol
- name "Kim Yong Chol" matched the A.K.A. strong alias "KIM Yong-Chol" at 1: kim, yong, chol
- Kim Yong Chol1.000 likely
SDN list entry 17614, individual, DPRK2
Matched on the primary name
Kim Yong Chol
- name "Kim Yong Chol" matched the primary name "Kim Yong Chol" at 1: kim, yong, chol
- Kim Myong Chol0.925 likely
SDN list entry 40205, individual, DPRK3
Matched on the primary name
Kim Myong Chol
- name "Kim Yong Chol" matched the primary name "Kim Myong Chol" at 0.925: kim, chol, yong~myong (jaro-winkler, credit 0.744)
- Kim Chol0.804 review
SDN list entry 23483, individual, DPRK4
Matched on the primary name
Kim Chol
- name "Kim Yong Chol" matched the primary name "Kim Chol" at 0.804: kim, chol; not found in listed name: yong
Matcher m1.n1. Screened 2026-10-09 22:37 UTC. Thresholds: review at 0.75, likely at 0.9. Candidates are possible matches to review, not determinations. Not legal advice.