PT Bukit Muria Jaya — $1,016,000 OFAC penalty
OFAC published a $1,016,000 civil penalty against PT Bukit Muria Jaya on 01/14/2021. It is the #103 largest action in OFAC’s 1,052-entry enforcement chart and #6 of the 18 actions published that year.
What OFAC said
Enforcement Release: January 14, 2021 OFAC Settles with PT Bukit Muria Jaya for Its Potential Civil Liability for Apparent Violations of the North Korea Sanctions Regulations PT Bukit Muria Jaya (BMJ), a paper products manufacturer located in Indonesia, has agreed to pay $1,016,000 to settle its potential civil liability for 28 apparent violations that arose from its exportation of cigarette paper to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Quoted verbatim from OFAC’s enforcement release — read the original.
The record
| Entity, as published by OFAC | PT Bukit Muria Jaya |
|---|---|
| Penalty / settlement amount | $1,016,000 |
| Date published by OFAC | 01/14/2021 |
| Aggregate penalties, settlements or findings | 1 |
| Rank among all published OFAC actions | #103 of 1,052 |
| Rank within 2021 | #6 of 18 |
| Share of 2021 penalty total | 4.9% |
| Apparent violations cited | 28 |
| Statutory maximum penalty | $8,621,816 |
| Base penalty | $1,270,000 |
| Voluntarily self-disclosed | No |
| OFAC egregiousness determination | Non-egregious |
| Conduct period cited | March 2016 - May 2018 |
| Sanctions programs named in the release | North Korea |
Settlement against statutory maximum
OFAC put the statutory maximum civil monetary penalty for this case at $8,621,816. The settled amount of $1,016,000 is 11.8% 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: 20210114_BMJ.pdf. This page adds no facts beyond that document and OFAC’s published penalty chart.
Comparable 2021 actions
- Nordgas, S.r.l. — $950,000
- First Bank of Romania — $862,318
- Payoneer Inc. — $1,385,901.40
- Cameron International Corporation — $1,423,766
- BitPay, Inc. — $507,375
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