The phrase
"sanctions violations" refers to situations where someone or an organization breaks the rules or restrictions set by a government or international body that impose limitations or penalties on certain countries, individuals, or activities. It means they have ignored or disobeyed these limitations, potentially resulting in legal consequences or penalties.
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In addition to the new civil penalty regime, the maximum penalty for criminal sentences
for sanctions violations has been increased from 3 to 12 months on summary conviction, and from 2 to 7 years on indictment.
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Previously, the North would have gone through the non-profit Asia - Pacific Broadcasting Union, but concerns over
possible sanctions violations might have made the IOC route more feasible.
Jean - Laurent Bonnafe, CEO of BNP Paribas SA, and the French bank's lawyers met in early May with New York regulators and requested leniency in settlement talks over
alleged sanctions violations, a source said earlier this month.
With a particular focus on cross-border government and internal investigations, his many representations have involved allegations of accounting fraud, public and foreign corruption, securities fraud, insider trading,
economic sanctions violations, trade - secret theft, and computer fraud.
But it was the second part of Weatherford's settlement last week —
sanctions violations — that especially caught our eye.
She has over 20 years of multi-jurisdiction experience leading local and cross-border investigations involving corrupt business practices, fraud,
sanctions violations, anti-competitive behavior and intellectual property disputes across a variety of industries.
In addition to payment of a substantial fine, the bank had agreed in the NYDFS consent order to take all necessary steps to terminate a certain employee in Germany, whom the US authorities had found responsible for
the sanctions violations.
France's finance minister «not worried» about U.S. probes into banks over
sanction violations, Reuters
The firm's Asia - based investigation team regularly represented clients operating in China in response to US government inquiries and enforcement actions involving allegations of bribery, money laundering,
sanctions violations and financial fraud.
With respect to certain types of enforcement actions, such as FCPA enforcement, money laundering and
sanctions violations, companies may also be subject to corporate compliance monitors.