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OFAC Settles with Construction Specialties, Inc. for $660,594 for Violations of Iran Sanctions

OFAC Settles with Construction Specialties, Inc. for $660,594 for Violations of Iran Sanctions

Construction Specialties, Inc. (“CSI”), a U.S. company specializing in the sale of building materials, agreed to pay $660,594 to settle its liability for three violations of OFAC’s sanctions on Iran. CSI’s illegal conduct occurred through its United Arab Emirates (UAE) subsidiary, Construction Specialties Middle East (“CSME”), which imported building materials from the United States to the UAE and then knowingly reexported them to Iran. In...