Microsoft Corporation — $2,980,265.86 OFAC penalty
OFAC published a $2,980,265.86 civil penalty against Microsoft Corporation on 04/06/2023. It is the #67 largest action in OFAC’s 1,052-entry enforcement chart and #9 of the 16 actions published that year.
What OFAC said
On behalf of itself, and its subsidiaries Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd. ("Microsoft Ireland") and Microsoft Rus LLC ("Microsoft Russia") (collectively, the "Microsoft Entities"), Microsoft has agreed to pay $2,980,265.86 to settle its potential civil liability relating to the exportation of services or software from the United States to comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions and to Specially Designated Nationals ("SDNs") or blocked persons in violation of OFAC's Cuba, Iran, Syria, and Ukraine-/Russia-Related sanctions programs.
Quoted verbatim from OFAC’s enforcement release — read the original.
The record
| Entity, as published by OFAC | Microsoft Corporation |
|---|---|
| Penalty / settlement amount | $2,980,265.86 |
| Date published by OFAC | 04/06/2023 |
| Aggregate penalties, settlements or findings | 1 |
| Rank among all published OFAC actions | #67 of 1,052 |
| Rank within 2023 | #9 of 16 |
| Share of 2023 penalty total | 0.2% |
| Statutory maximum penalty | $404,646,121.89 |
| Base penalty | $5,960,531.72 |
| Voluntarily self-disclosed | Yes |
| OFAC egregiousness determination | Non-egregious |
| Sanctions programs named in the release | Iran, Cuba, Syria, Russia, Ukraine/Crimea |
Settlement against statutory maximum
OFAC put the statutory maximum civil monetary penalty for this case at $404,646,121.89. The settled amount of $2,980,265.86 is 0.7% of that maximum, which OFAC's Enforcement Guidelines tie to factors including voluntary self-disclosure and whether the conduct was egregious.
Primary source
OFAC enforcement release: 20230406_microsoft.pdf. This page adds no facts beyond that document and OFAC’s published penalty chart.
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