Western Union — $401,697 OFAC penalty
OFAC published a $401,697 civil penalty against Western Union on 06/07/2019. It is the #152 largest action in OFAC’s 1,052-entry enforcement chart and #13 of the 22 actions published that year.
What OFAC said
Western Union Financial Services, Inc. ("Western Union"), a money services business (MSB) headquartered in Denver, Colorado, has agreed to pay $401,697 to settle its potential civil liability for 4,977 apparent violations of the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R.
Quoted verbatim from OFAC’s enforcement release — read the original.
The record
| Entity, as published by OFAC | Western Union |
|---|---|
| Penalty / settlement amount | $401,697 |
| Date published by OFAC | 06/07/2019 |
| Aggregate penalties, settlements or findings | 1 |
| Rank among all published OFAC actions | #152 of 1,052 |
| Rank within 2019 | #13 of 22 |
| Share of 2019 penalty total | 0.0% |
| Apparent violations cited | 4,977 |
| Voluntarily self-disclosed | Yes |
| OFAC egregiousness determination | Non-egregious |
| Sanctions programs named in the release | Terrorism |
Primary source
OFAC enforcement release: 20190607_western_union.pdf. This page adds no facts beyond that document and OFAC’s published penalty chart.
Comparable 2019 actions
- Acteon Group — $441,366
- Atradius Trade Credit Insurance, Inc. — $345,315
- Apple, Inc — $466,912
- Expedia — $325,406
- ZAG IP — $506,250
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