Who was sanctioned, and for what?

OFAC has imposed a penalty of USD 7,139,305 on New York property management company Gracetown, Inc. by way of a Penalty Notice. According to OFAC's findings, between April 2018 and May 2020 Gracetown received 24 payments on behalf of an affiliated company owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, although OFAC had previously given it explicit notice of the prohibition. Gracetown also failed to report the blocked property to OFAC for more than 45 months. OFAC regarded the violations as wilful or at least reckless, egregious and not voluntarily self-disclosed; the base penalty equalled the statutory maximum of USD 8,906,358. OFAC's publication does not state whether Gracetown has paid the penalty or challenged it in court. Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), enforcement release "OFAC Imposes $7,139,305 Penalty on Gracetown, Inc. for Violating Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions and Reporting Obligations", 4 December 2025, https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/934796/download?inline; summarised in our own words.

Authority / court

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Area of law

Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes

Legal basis

Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. § 589.201; Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations, 31 C.F.R. § 501.603 (Sperrmeldung); Penalty Notice nach den Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines, 31 C.F.R. part 501, app. A

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

unknown

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

4 Dec 2025

Original amount 7,139,305 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Dec 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link

Miami real estate company Family International Realty LLC is paying USD 1,076,923 jointly with a further settling party under a settlement with OFAC (joint payment) for 73 apparent violations of the Ukraine-/Russia-related sanctions. According to OFAC's findings, between 2018 and 2023 the company, in a wilful evasion scheme, transferred nominal ownership of three luxury condominiums belonging to two sanctioned Russian oligarchs to non-sanctioned relatives and their shell companies and continued to rent them out; the company earned around USD 182,442 in commissions and reimbursements. OFAC treated the apparent violations as egregious and not voluntarily self-disclosed; the base penalty equalled the statutory maximum of USD 30,080,709. USD 182,442 is deemed satisfied by a forfeiture payment to the DOJ. Source: OFAC enforcement release of 16 January 2025, https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/933941/download?inline; summarised in our own words.

Authority / court

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Area of law

Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes

Legal basis

E.O. 13685 §§ 2(a), 5(a), 6(a) (73 mutmaßliche Verstöße); Vergleich nach den Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines, 31 C.F.R. part 501, app. A

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Construction and real estate

Liability of senior managers

Measures against individuals are not reported here.

Published

16 Jan 2025

Original amount 1,076,923 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Jan 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 5 · Direct link

On 29 August 2024 OFSI imposed a monetary penalty of GBP 15,000 on a UK concierge and property services company. According to OFSI's findings, the small property management company made or received 26 payments totalling GBP 15,487.30 in 2022 and 2023 in connection with a property owned by a designated person, thereby dealing with frozen funds or making funds available for that person's benefit. Other payments were covered by a general licence, but the company failed to make the reports the licence required; OFSI treated this as a further breach and as an aggravating factor but did not impose a separate penalty for it. The company had not disclosed the breaches voluntarily. It made no representations and did not request a ministerial review. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/).

Authority / court

HM Treasury, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)

Area of law

Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes

Legal basis

regulations 11(1) and 13(1) of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; Geldbuße nach section 146 Policing and Crime Act 2017

Action

Fine

Status of proceedings

final

Sector

Construction and real estate

Published

26 Sep 2024

Original amount 15,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 29 Aug 2024.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 29 Aug 2026 · Direct link