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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

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.

DACHSanctions and export controlBreaches of sanctions and embargoes Clear all filters
5cases from 1 jurisdiction
€25.9mTotal of monetary amounts (3 cases with an amount)
€20mLargest single case: Autohandel aus dem Landkreis Miltenberg (Inhaber Andreas M.)
€5mMedian per case with an amount

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Where?

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  1. Germany €25.9m 100 % · 5 cases

What for?

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  1. Custodial sentence €25.9m 100 % · 4 cases
  2. Order — 0 % · 1 case

Who?

by sector

All sectors

  1. Automotive €25m 97 % · 2 cases
  2. Retail and e-commerce €880,000 3 % · 1 case
  3. Manufacturing and mechanical engineering — 0 % · 2 cases

When?

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Q3 20241€880,000
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Q3 20251€5m
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Q1 20261€20m
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5 cases

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2 Mar 2026 Autohandel aus dem Landkreis Miltenberg (Inhaber Andreas M.)Six years' imprisonment for car dealer: 111 luxury vehicles to Russia despite embargo GermanyBreaches of sanctions and embargoes €20m

A car dealer from the Bavarian Lower Main region specialising in armoured and luxury vehicles brought 111 vehicles worth almost 20 million EUR to Russia, and around 400 further vehicles were planned. The white-collar crime chamber of the Würzburg Regional Court (Landgericht Würzburg) sentenced the owner to six years' imprisonment and the former authorised signatory (Prokuristin) to two years suspended, and ordered the confiscation of around 20 million EUR; the judgment is not final.

What organisations can take from it

Bans on luxury goods to Russia are enforced with long prison sentences and confiscation of assets; authorised signatories are also personally liable.

Authority / court
Landgericht Würzburg (Wirtschaftsstrafkammer); Ermittlungen Zollfahndungsamt Essen und Staatsanwaltschaft Würzburg
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
Legal basis
Außenwirtschaftsgesetz i. V. m. Russland-Embargoverordnung (EU) Nr. 833/2014 (gewerbsmäßig)
Action
Custodial sentence
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Automotive
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
Owner (Andreas M.) six years' imprisonment; former authorised signatory (Inna W.) two years suspended.
Published
2 Mar 2026
Sources

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19 Nov 2025 Former managing director in custody: machine tools to Russia via third countries GermanyBreaches of sanctions and embargoes Order

A 55-year-old former managing director from the Tübingen area is alleged to have supplied five machine tools worth around 1.7 million EUR to Russia via various third countries between October 2023 and December 2024. The Stuttgart Local Court (Amtsgericht Stuttgart) issued an arrest warrant and an asset freeze of around 1.5 million EUR; premises searched included a freight forwarder in Duisburg. The investigations by the Stuttgart public prosecutor's office and customs investigation office are ongoing (date = press release).

What organisations can take from it

Machine tools are among the core targets of the Russia sanctions; freight forwarders also come into the focus of customs investigators in cases of diverted shipments.

Relevance to training and awareness

Recognising circumvention via third countries (freight forwarding, sales)

Authority / court
Amtsgericht Stuttgart (Haftbefehl, Vermögensarrest); Staatsanwaltschaft Stuttgart; Zollfahndungsamt Stuttgart
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
Legal basis
Außenwirtschaftsgesetz i. V. m. Verordnung (EU) Nr. 833/2014
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Liability of senior managers
Former managing director in pre-trial detention.
Published
19 Nov 2025
Sources

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8 Jul 2025 Freies Autohaus aus Lohra (Inhaber nicht genannt)Five years' imprisonment for smuggling 71 luxury cars to Russia GermanyBreaches of sanctions and embargoes €5m

The person responsible for an independent car dealership sold 71 luxury vehicles with a value of goods of around 5 million EUR to Russia, feigning lawful exports to third countries. Following investigations by the Frankfurt am Main public prosecutor's office and the Essen customs investigation office, the Marburg Regional Court (Landgericht Marburg) imposed five years' imprisonment and ordered the confiscation of around 5 million EUR; the judgment is not final.

What organisations can take from it

Feigned exports to third countries are exposed through customs data and payment flows – confiscation covers the entire value of the goods.

Authority / court
Landgericht Marburg; Ermittlungen Staatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt am Main und Zollfahndungsamt Essen
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
Legal basis
Außenwirtschaftsgesetz i. V. m. Verordnung (EU) Nr. 833/2014 (Luxusgüterverbot)
Action
Custodial sentence
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Automotive
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
The person responsible for the car dealership was personally sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
Published
11 Jul 2025
Sources

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7 Nov 2024 Seven years' imprisonment: machine tools for sniper rifles to Russian arms manufacturer GermanyBreaches of sanctions and embargoes Custodial sentence

In 2015, despite the Russia embargo, the 56-year-old managing director of a Baden-Württemberg machine tool company and a Swiss holding company supplied six machine tools with accessories to a Russian arms manufacturer for the series production of sniper rifles, and concealed the recipient and intended use. The 2nd Criminal Division of the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart, Ref. 2 St 3 BJs 48/22) imposed an aggregate sentence of seven years' imprisonment; around 3 million EUR was confiscated from the holding company and 2.1 million EUR from the defendant (of which 674,000 EUR jointly and severally). Not final.

What organisations can take from it

Embargo breaches with a defence connection are prosecuted as state security cases – even years later and with confiscation from foreign holding companies.

Authority / court
Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart, 2. Strafsenat (Az. 2 St 3 BJs 48/22)
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
Legal basis
§§ 17, 18 Außenwirtschaftsgesetz i. V. m. Beschluss 2014/512/GASP und Verordnung (EU) Nr. 833/2014
Action
Custodial sentence
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
Managing director personally sentenced to seven years' imprisonment.
Published
7 Nov 2024
Sources

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17 Jul 2024 Electronics for Orlan-10 drones: 6 years 9 months' imprisonment for Saarland trader GermanyBreaches of sanctions and embargoes €880,000

From January 2020 to May 2023, a 59-year-old German-Russian supplied more than 120,000 electronic components in 54 instances to Russian arms manufacturers, including for the Orlan 10 reconnaissance drone, and after February 2022 named sham recipients in Hong Kong and Kyrgyzstan. The 7th Criminal Division of the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart, Ref. 7 St 3 BJs 119/23) sentenced him to six years and nine months, a co-defendant to one year and nine months suspended, and ordered the confiscation of 880,000 EUR.

What organisations can take from it

Electronics traders must check end users: standard components end up in Russian drones, and sham recipients in third countries do not protect against punishment.

Authority / court
Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart, 7. Strafsenat (Az. 7 St 3 BJs 119/23)
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
Legal basis
§ 18 Außenwirtschaftsgesetz i. V. m. Verordnung (EU) Nr. 833/2014
Action
Custodial sentence
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
Managing director of two trading companies personally sentenced to imprisonment.
Published
17 Jul 2024
Sources

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