British American Tobacco to pay $635m for violating North Korea sanctions.
TL;DR
British American Tobacco (BAT) has admitted to selling and manufacturing products in North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions and bank secrecy laws, and has agreed to pay $635 million in penalties. An indirect subsidiary of the company located in Singapore pleaded guilty to three federal counts, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud and other North Korea-related laws. BAT and the federal government entered into a deferred prosecution agreement, but the charges will ultimately be dropped if BAT continues to abide by the law.
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