OFAC Settles First Case in 2023: Godfrey Phillips India Pays $332,500 for Violations of North Korea Sanctions Program
OFAC had a quiet start to the year – no enforcement actions but plenty of new and revised sanctions against Russia. OFAC started off March 2023 with a new enforcement action against Godfrey Phillips India, a tobacco manufacturer headquartered in India. Godfrey Phillips India (“GPI”) agreed to pay $332,500 for five violations of the North Korea Sanctions Program. GPI’s violations stemmed indirectly from GPI’s receipt...