The Department of Justice announced June 25 that a U.S. subsidiary of one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world has agreed to pay a fine and monetary forfeiture totaling $14.5 million for violations of U.S. export law.
According to a DOJ press release, authorities discovered evidence that the company reported inaccurate information in the Automated Export System by misclassifying and/or undervaluing more than $32 million of ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel as mineral oil mix for certain export transactions to Mexico.
The DOJ notes that the company has fully cooperated with the investigation into the violations, enhanced its compliance program, and agreed to provide the department with details of its efforts in a yearly report for three years.
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