e.l.f. Cosmetics — $996,080 OFAC penalty
OFAC published a $996,080 civil penalty against e.l.f. Cosmetics on 01/31/2019. It is the #104 largest action in OFAC’s 1,052-entry enforcement chart and #8 of the 22 actions published that year.
What OFAC said
Cosmetics, Inc. ("ELF"), a cosmetics company headquartered in Oakland, California, has agreed to pay $996,080 to settle its potential civil liability for 156 apparent violations of the North Korea Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R.
Quoted verbatim from OFAC’s enforcement release — read the original.
The record
| Entity, as published by OFAC | e.l.f. Cosmetics |
|---|---|
| Penalty / settlement amount | $996,080 |
| Date published by OFAC | 01/31/2019 |
| Aggregate penalties, settlements or findings | 1 |
| Rank among all published OFAC actions | #104 of 1,052 |
| Rank within 2019 | #8 of 22 |
| Share of 2019 penalty total | 0.1% |
| Apparent violations cited | 156 |
| Voluntarily self-disclosed | Yes |
| OFAC egregiousness determination | Non-egregious |
| Sanctions programs named in the release | North Korea |
Primary source
OFAC enforcement release: 20190131_elf.pdf. This page adds no facts beyond that document and OFAC’s published penalty chart.
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