DOJ and OFAC Settle with UAE Company for $665,112 for Violations of North Korea Sanctions
The Justice Department and OFAC announced a settlement with Essentra FZE Company Limited (“Essentra FZE”), a cigarette filter and tear tape manufacturer, for violation of the North Korea Sanctions Program. The violations were based on payments for goods that were received by a foreign branch of a U.S. bank. Essentra FZE, a UAE company, manufactures and sells cigarette filters and tear tape for customers in...