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Sanctions, PEP and watchlist screening with the OpenSanctions API: fuzzy match people, companies, vessels and crypto wallets against OFAC, EU, UN, UK and hundreds more lists, PEPs, debarment and crime data, with match scores, topics, programs and full entity records. Bring your own key.

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