03 May 2024,   22:46
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Italian restaurant owner wrongly targeted by US sanctions

One of Donald Trump’s last sanctions before he left office was mistakenly on a restaurant owner in Verona, Italy, writes BBC.

The error happened as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on blacklisted Venezuelan crude oil.

In a case of mistaken identity, restaurant owner Alessandro Bazzoni found himself on the US Treasury’s blacklist in January, but was this week finally taken off.

Legal experts say this type of mistake happens regularly and can be costly.

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