Treasury Department sanctions North Korean firm, individuals with alleged ties to nuclear weapons program

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Treasury Department sanctions North Korean firm, individuals with alleged ties to nuclear weapons program

President Trump's administration issued sanctions Friday against a North Korean business and 11 North Korean nationals who it said were tied to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program and the financial networks that support it.

The sanctions, brought by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, prohibit U.S. companies from dealing with the entities and also freeze any assets the entities have that are held by a U.S. bank.

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