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OFAC SDN — Active Designation

Roberto Carretero Napolitano

CARRETERO NAPOLITANO, Roberto · Venezuela — EO 13850 (Gold sector / public officials)
Designated
2026-04-17
Program
Venezuela — EO 13850 (Gold sector / public officials)
Date of birth
20 Aug 1976
Nationality
Panama
Generated
2026-04-22 23:55:43 UTC
Document fingerprint
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Source URL
https://caracasresearch.com/research/sdn/carretero-napolitano-roberto

Executive summary

Roberto Carretero Napolitano was designated under the Venezuela — EO 13850 program, which authorizes sanctions on persons operating in Venezuela's gold sector, on current or former senior Venezuelan government officials, and on persons who have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided support to such activities. His designation occurred on the same day as that of Ramon Carretero Napolitano and Vicente Luis Carretero Napolitano. It is important to note that under the OFAC 50% Rule, any entities owned 50% or more by Roberto Carretero Napolitano may also be subject to sanctions.

OFAC press release: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases?combine=venezuela&start_date=04%2F15%2F2026&end_date=04%2F19%2F2026

Methodology & sources

Designation status and identifiers ingested directly from the US Treasury OFAC SDN human-readable lists. Related-entity relationships derived from OFAC Linked To annotations and shared-surname clustering. Adverse media combines hand-curated items with live results from Google News (cached 24h); each item must be independently verified before relying on it. Corporate affiliations are surfaced via deep links into OpenCorporates, ICIJ Offshore Leaks, OpenSanctions, Florida Sunbiz, and LinkedIn. All primary-source URLs were live at generation time.
Disclaimer. This dossier is a research aid produced from third-party and public-record data sources. It is not legal advice and is not a substitute for primary-source verification. Users are responsible for independently confirming the identity of any natural person before relying on this document for compliance, financial, or legal purposes. Generated by Caracas Research. The document fingerprint above provides tamper-evidence: any modification to the underlying entity record changes the SHA-256 hash.
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Active SDN ACTIVE SDN — designated April 17, 2026 · Venezuela — EO 13850 (Gold sector / public officials) OFAC entry ↗ Executive Order ↗
Why this designation

TL;DR. Roberto Carretero Napolitano was designated under the Venezuela — EO 13850 program, impacting potential ownership interests.

Roberto Carretero Napolitano was designated under the Venezuela — EO 13850 program, which authorizes sanctions on persons operating in Venezuela's gold sector, on current or former senior Venezuelan government officials, and on persons who have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided support to such activities. His designation occurred on the same day as that of Ramon Carretero Napolitano and Vicente Luis Carretero Napolitano. It is important to note that under the OFAC 50% Rule, any entities owned 50% or more by Roberto Carretero Napolitano may also be subject to sanctions.

OFAC press release: Treasury press releases on Venezuela (2026-04-17) — find the official announcement ↗ US Treasury (search)

Roberto Carretero Napolitano

CARRETERO NAPOLITANO, Roberto
individual
Date of birth
20 Aug 1976
Place of birth
Colon, Panama
Nationality
Panama
Gender
Male
Cédula
3701218 (Panama) National ID
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Is this your person?

Disambiguation is the leading cause of false positives in name screening. Compare the OFAC identifiers below against the natural person under review before clearing or escalating.

"CARRETERO NAPOLITANO, Roberto" 3 OFAC entries share this surname cluster. Match against the known identifiers (DOB, nationality) before clearing or escalating.
Name (verbatim)DOBNationality
Roberto Carretero Napolitano 20 Aug 1976 Panama current
CARRETERO NAPOLITANO, Ramon 08 May 1965 Panama View →
CARRETERO NAPOLITANO, Vicente Luis 06 Oct 1966 Panama View →

Corporate affiliations & ownership

Under OFAC's 50% Rule, any entity 50%+ owned by this person is also blocked. Use these registries to identify companies the subject owns, directs, or is named in. Each link runs the search pre-filled with the subject's name.

OpenCorporates — officer search ↗ Global, ~200M+ companies Officers/directors of any company globally indexed by OpenCorporates. ICIJ Offshore Leaks ↗ Offshore corporate structures Hits in Panama, Pandora, Paradise, Bahamas, and Offshore Leaks datasets. OpenSanctions — entity search ↗ Sanctions + PEPs + leaks Cross-reference against 200+ sanctions, PEP, and watchlist datasets. Florida Sunbiz ↗ Florida corporate registry Florida is the most common US state for LatAm-linked shell companies. LinkedIn — people search ↗ Professional profiles Identify any public-facing professional profile or affiliation.

Related entities & network

Co-designated, family, and OFAC Linked To relationships.

NameRelationshipDesignatedProgram
Vicente Luis Carretero Napolitano Likely family (shared surname) 2026-04-17 Venezuela — EO 13850 (Gold sector / public officials) View →
Ramon Carretero Napolitano Likely family (shared surname) 2026-04-17 Venezuela — EO 13850 (Gold sector / public officials) View →

Timeline

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Source register

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Adverse media

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Page generated 2026-04-22 23:55:43 UTC. Underlying SDN data sourced from US Treasury OFAC; this page is a research aid, not a substitute for primary-source verification.

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