OFAC Closes Out Year with String of Enforcement Actions — Aiotec Pays OFAC $14.55 Million to Resolve Iran Sanctions Violations
Despite a relatively slow year in OFAC sanctions enforcement, OFAC closed 2024 with a string of settlements in five cases, including its second in 2024 against an individual defendant. While OFAC had a slow year, DOJ continued to increase its criminal enforcement of sanctions cases against individuals, increasing its prosecutions to 70 in 2024, nearly 30 more than 2023 (42). However, in 2024, DOJ did...