Look at these examples:

•  In the latest deletion published, it was revealed that the business entities sanctioned had been seized and forfeited, meaning that they would now be sold to bona-fide purchasers. We certainly don't want the buyers to be regarded as pariahs by the business world, due to the original criminal operators.
• If a company has been closed, due to the arrest of the owner or owners, and it ceases to exist in any form, then it is prudent to remove the name from the sanctions list if that name is deceptively similar to that of legitimate businesses, who are suffering from the intended confusion. Remember, financial criminals often deliberately utilise names that are extremely close to those of ongoing companies.
• The company sanctioned may have been named in error, the mistake brought to the attention of OFAC, and a correction quietly made. Of course, you can imagine that this rarely occurs.

Therefore, please do not always assume some evil plea bargain has quietly taken place, permitting the criminal to keep a portion of his criminally-acquired assets. 

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