A German company has been penalised for industrial-scale sanctions evasion after being caught smuggling a decommissioned petrochemical plant from Australia to Iran.
Aiotec GmbH agreed to pay a $14.5mn settlement to the US Treasury after tricking business partners into letting it dismantle and ship an Australian polypropylene facility in contravention of sanctions against Tehran.
The unusual case, which included a multiyear campaign of falsifying documents to dupe partners into believing the plant was destined for Turkey, highlights Washington’s enduring ability to enforce sanctions well beyond its borders.
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