American Express to pay $430K for violations of sanctions against drug kingpin
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-07-18T18:06:00
A subsidiary of American Express agreed to pay $430,500 to settle charges its network processed 214 transactions on behalf of a Venezuelan drug kingpin who was designated on the U.S. sanctions list, according to the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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