Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced sanctions, including a ban on entry into the United States, against former Prime Minister Laurent Salvador Lamothe for "misappropriating at least $60 million from the Petrocaribe funds for personal purposes" in a publicly released statement on Friday, June 2, 2023.

"Today, I announce the designation of Laurent Salvador Lamothe, former Haitian Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, for his involvement in a significant corruption case. This measure renders Lamothe generally ineligible for entry into the United States. Specifically, Mr. Lamothe misappropriated at least $60 million from the Haitian government's PetroCaribe fund for investment in infrastructure and social protection," according to the statement from the Department of State.