SITA settles nearly 10K alleged OFAC sanctions violations for $7.8M
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Kyle Brasseur2020-02-26T21:31:00
Société Internationale de Télécommunications has agreed to pay approximately $7.8 million to settle 9,256 apparent sanctions violations with the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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