BIS Affirms $30 Million Penalty for Company Accused of Export Violations
The head of the Bureau of Industry and Security on Aug. 19 affirmed a more than $30 million penalty against a shipping company for export violations after ordering a judge to review the fine for being too high. Commerce Acting…
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Undersecretary for Industry and Security Cordell Hull said in March the fine was perhaps disproportionate to the violations committed by Singapore-based Nordic Maritime Pte. Ltd and chairman Morten Innhaug (see 2003170040), but the judge “affirmed” the penalty. Although Hull said the administrative law judge’s “narrow analysis” for the reasoning behind the recommended penalty was “erroneous,” he said BIS will accept the fine. “BIS believes the penalty should be affirmed in its entirety,” Hull wrote.