The U.S. sanctions accomplices of electoral fraud in Venezuela.

Through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of the Treasury, the Government of the United States issued sanctions against those involved in the electoral fraud in Venezuela, who proclaimed victory without providing sufficient evidence from the dictator Nicolás Maduro.

"Today, the United States is taking decisive action against Maduro and his representatives for their repression of the Venezuelan people and the denial of their citizens' rights to a free and fair election," said Treasury Undersecretary Wally Adeyemo.

The measure targets "key officials involved in Maduro's fraudulent and illegitimate claims of victory and his brutal repression of freedom of expression after the elections, while the overwhelming majority of Venezuelans call for change," the U.S. source added.

"The Biden-Harris Administration will continue to use our tools to hold Maduro and his cronies accountable, and support the democratic aspirations of the people," concluded Adeyemo.

The list, which includes the names of 16 Venezuelan officials involved in the electoral fraud of July 28, is headed by the president of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ), an ally of the Chavista regime, Caryslia Rodríguez Rodríguez, as well as by prosecutor Luis Ernesto Dueñez Reyes, who signed the arrest warrant against the former presidential candidate and Maduro's rival in the presidential elections, Edmundo González.

In addition, magistrates from the TSJ appear, including the vice president of the TSJ and member of the Electoral Chamber, Fanny Márquez Cordero, as well as judges, prosecutors, rectors of the National Electoral Council (CNE), members of the National Assembly, and the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) and the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), all with a stance aligned with Maduro's dictatorship and complicit in his fraud and subsequent repression of Venezuelans dissatisfied with the outcome.

Their names join those of others who are still sanctioned by the United States, starting with Nicolás Maduro (sanctioned since 2017), and high-ranking government and military officials in the country, including the first vice president Delcy Rodríguez Gómez (since 2018), the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), a party that supports Maduro, Diosdado Cabello Rondón (since 2018), the first lady Cilia Flores de Maduro (since 2018), the attorney general Tarek William Saab (since 2017), the minister of defense, Vladimir Padrino López (since 2018), among others.

With this measure, all assets and interests in assets of the listed individuals that are located in the United States or are in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. Furthermore, all entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or collectively, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked.

Additionally, financial institutions and others conducting certain transactions or activities with sanctioned entities and individuals may be subject to sanctions or coercive measures.