"Both payments were made directly to an entity wholly owned and controlled by a designated person. By breaching prohibitions and providing financial benefit to this entity, ADI undermined the asset freeze and diminished its intended impact on Russia's behavior."
"OFSI imposed a monetary penalty on ADI because it was satisfied, in relation to these payments, that on the balance of probabilities, ADI had breached prohibitions imposed by financial sanctions legislation."
"After identifying two payments to a developer that days earlier had become affiliated with a sanctioned entity, we promptly and proactively reported our finding to the UK government."
The UK government fined Apple Distribution International £390,000 for violating sanctions on Russia. The penalty was due to two payments totaling £635,618.75 made to Okko LLC, a Russian app developer linked to a sanctioned party. These payments were prohibited under the UK's sanctions regime as they benefited an entity wholly owned by a designated person. Apple stated it takes compliance seriously and reported the payments to the UK government after identifying the issue.
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