A cigarette filter maker has entered into the first-ever deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Department of Justice (DOJ) that settles allegations the company violated the U.S. sanctions against North Korea.
As part of a three-year DPA, Essentra FZE, a United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)-based subsidiary of London-based Essentra Plc, “admitted responsibility for its criminal conduct” and agreed to “implement rigorous internal controls and to cooperate fully with the Justice Department, including by reporting any criminal conduct by an employee,” the DOJ announced Thursday in a press release.
