Park Strategies execs draw ire of OFAC in settlement
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Kyle Brasseur2020-01-22T18:46:00
Park Strategies will pay a relatively tame $12,150 to settle apparent OFAC violations, though the behavior of the lobbying firm’s executives was listed as an aggravating factor in the case.
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