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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | €18.8m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | €3.35m |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | €176,590 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — |
3 cases
10 Sep 2025 Colorcon LimitedPharmaceutical supplier Colorcon paid Moscow salaries via sanctioned banks €176,590
In 2022, the Moscow office of the British subsidiary made payments – mainly salaries – to accounts at Alfa-Bank, Promsvyazbank, Sberbank and VTB; after deduction of payments covered by a general licence, around 128,300 GBP remained in breach. The approval process in the UK checked only the amount and the recipient, not the bank; because of a four-month delay in reporting, HM Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) granted only a 35% instead of a 50% reduction.
Anyone approving payments must also screen the recipient's bank against sanctions lists – and report breaches discovered without delay.
Payment approval with screening of the recipient bank, prompt reporting
- Authority / court
- HM Treasury, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
- Legal basis
- Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, reg. 12
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Mitigating circumstances
- Disclosure and full cooperation, but delayed
- Published
- 30 Sep 2025
Original amount 152,750 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Sep 2025.
- OFSI: Imposition of Monetary Penalty – Colorcon Limited Decision of an authority
- OFSI – Enforcement of financial sanctions (Sammlung) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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16 Jun 2025 Unicat Catalyst Technologies, LLCCatalyst manufacturer Unicat supplied Iran and blocked Venezuelan company €3.35m
In 2016–2021, the Texas supplier of catalysts for refineries and steelworks supplied products and advice to customers in Iran via its former CEO, employees and agents, and sold goods to a blocked Venezuelan company. The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) considered it an egregious but voluntarily self-disclosed case; there were parallel settlements with the DOJ and BIS, which were taken into account in determining the amount.
When senior management itself steers embargo business, only independent controls and whistleblower channels help – voluntary self-disclosure after discovery reduces the penalty but does not prevent it.
- 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
- Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations; Venezuela Sanctions Regulations; IEEPA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Culpability
- intentional
- Mitigating circumstances
- Voluntary self-disclosure, cooperation and remedial measures after discovery
- Liability of senior managers
- According to OFAC, the violations were carried out by the former CEO and co-founder as well as former employees.
- Published
- 16 Jun 2025
Original amount 3,882,797 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Jun 2025.
- OFAC Enforcement Release: Unicat Catalyst Technologies, LLC Settles with OFAC for $3,882,797 (16.06.2025) Decision of an authority
- OFAC – 2025 Enforcement Information Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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19 Apr 2024 SCG Plastics Co., Ltd.SCG Plastics pays 20 million USD for concealed sales of Iranian polyethylene €18.8m
In 2017–2018, the Thai plastics company had US banks process 467 payments totalling 291 million USD for HDPE plastic produced in an Iranian joint venture with the state-owned National Petrochemical Company. Shipping and documentation practices concealed the Iranian origin. The penalty was imposed by the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Invoicing in US dollars brings US sanctions law into the business – holdings in embargoed countries require strict separation of payment flows.
- 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
- Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. part 560)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Culpability
- intentional
- Published
- 19 Apr 2024
Original amount 20,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Apr 2024.
- OFAC Enforcement Release: SCG Plastics Co., Ltd. Settles with OFAC for $20,000,000 (19.04.2024) Decision of an authority
- OFAC – 2024 Enforcement Information Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link