Exxon wins legal battle with OFAC over sanctions violation
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-01-03T17:23:00
A federal judge ruled this week Exxon will not have to pay a $2 million civil penalty levied by OFAC in 2017 for violating Ukraine-related sanctions regulations.
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