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U S slaps sanctions on foreign officials for alleged corruption, El Salvador bristles

By Simon Lewis and Nelson Renteria WASHINGTON/SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday targeted foreign government officials and companies it accused of corruption, including senior figures in El Salvador and Guatemal.

Treasury sanctions foreign officials for alleged corruption

The US Department of the Treasury on Thursday targeted foreign government officials and companies it accused of corruption, including senior figures in El Salvador and Guatemala involved in their countries’ COVID-19 responses. Thursday’s action, the latest in a series of sanctions announcements in the week of US President Joe Biden’s democracy summit targeted 15 individuals and entities across countries in Central America, Africa and Europe, the Treasury said. “Corrupt acts take resources from citizens, undermine public trust, and threaten the progress of those who fight for democracy,” US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen said in a statement. Those targeted include Salvadoran Chief

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