Balli Group PLC and Balli Aviation, Ltd. — $15,000,000 OFAC penalty

OFAC published a $15,000,000 civil penalty against Balli Group PLC and Balli Aviation, Ltd. on 02/05/2010. It is the #28 largest action in OFAC’s 1,052-entry enforcement chart and #2 of the 26 actions published that year.

What OFAC said

In addition to the $15 million settlement with OFAC and BIS, Balli will pay a $2 million criminal fine to DOJ. Two million dollars of Balli's $15 million liability to OFAC and BIS will be suspended and thereafter waived provided Balli remains in compliance with the EAR.

Quoted verbatim from OFAC’s enforcement release — read the original.

The record

Entity, as published by OFACBalli Group PLC and Balli Aviation, Ltd.
Penalty / settlement amount$15,000,000
Date published by OFAC02/05/2010
Aggregate penalties, settlements or findings1
Rank among all published OFAC actions#28 of 1,052
Rank within 2010#2 of 26
Share of 2010 penalty total7.5%
Sanctions programs named in the releaseIran

Primary source

OFAC enforcement release: 02052010.pdf. This page adds no facts beyond that document and OFAC’s published penalty chart.

Comparable 2010 actions

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Source. U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control — Civil Penalties and Enforcement Information. Retrieved 2026-07-26. Works of the U.S. federal government are in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105).

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Not legal or compliance advice. This page reproduces figures published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. OFAC’s own enforcement release is the authoritative record; where this page and OFAC differ, OFAC is correct. Consult qualified counsel for advice on any specific matter.