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OFAC: Apple shows ‘reckless disregard’ for sanctions in ‘non-egregious’ violation
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Kyle Brasseur2019-11-26T17:11:00
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control had harsh words for Apple’s sanctions compliance program in announcing a not-so-hefty $466,912 settlement with the technology giant.
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