Banco Popular to pay $255K for violating Venezuela sanctions
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-05-31T18:23:00
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico has agreed to pay more than $255,000 as part of a settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control to resolve its civil liability for 337 transactions processed in violation of U.S. sanctions.
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