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21 U.S.C. § 1906

Enforcement

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(a) Criminal penalties(1) Whoever willfully violates the provisions of this chapter, or any license rule, or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, or willfully neglects or refuses to comply with any order of the President issued under this chapter shall be—(A) imprisoned for not more than 10 years,(B) fined in the amount provided in title 18 or, in the case of an entity, fined not more than $10,000,000,or both.(2) Any officer, director, or agent of any entity who knowingly participates in a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined not more than $5,000,000, or both.(b) Civil penalties

A civil penalty not to exceed $1,000,000 may be imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury on any person who violates any license, order, rule, or regulation issued in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(c) Judicial review of civil penalty

Any penalty imposed under subsection (b) shall be subject to judicial review only to the extent provided in section 702 of title 5.

(Pub. L. 106–120, title VIII, § 807, Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1631.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2005–2024 · leading case: Sandra Cortez v. Trans Union, 617 F.3d 688 (3rd Cir. 2010).
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Sandra Cortez v. Trans Union, 617 F.3d 688 (3rd Cir. 2010). · cites it 4× “§ 5322 (maximum fine of $250,000 for willful violation of the USA PATRIOT Act, including 31 U.S.C. § 5318 (l)(2), which requires financial institutions to consult suspected terrorist lists such as OFAC’s SDN List before transacting with individuals, with the amount increasing to…”
United States v. Steve Navarro-Vargas, United States of Am. v. Jose Antonio Leon-Jasso, 408 F.3d 1184 (9th Cir. 2005). “Allocating their resources, they decide whether those resources are better put to prosecuting narcotraficantes, 21 U.S.C. § 1906 ; government fraud, 18 U.”
Samark Lopez Bello v. Andrea Gacki, 94 F.4th 1067 (D.C. Cir. 2024). “21 U.S.C. § 1906 (a); see also Fed. Express Corp.”
United States v. Oseguera Gonzalez (D.D.C. 2020). · cites it 4× “See 21 U.S.C. § 1906 (a)(2) (explaining that “any officer, director, or agent of any 11 entity who knowingly participates in a violation” of the Kingpin Act “shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined not more than $5,000,000, or both”).”
United States v. Oseguera Gonzalez (D.D.C. 2020). · cites it 2× “Government’s Motion to Preclude Argument and Testimony Suggesting that the Kingpin Act Requires Notice to Defendant of Specific OFAC Designations The Kingpin Act provides separate criminal penalties for (1) “[w]hoever willfully violates the provisions of this chapter, or any…”
United States v. Oseguera Gonzalez (D.D.C. 2020). “§ 2 , and, as an “officer, director, and/or agent” of those entities, as knowingly violating the Kingpin Act, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 1906 (a)(2). See Superseding Indictment at 1–6, ECF No.”
United States v. Balagia (5th Cir. 2023). “21 U.S.C. § 1906 (a)(1). The Act provides criminal penalties for failing to comply with that requirement.”
United States v. Navarro-Vargas (9th Cir. 2005). “Allocating their resources, they decide whether those resources are better put to prosecut- ing narcotraficantes, 21 U.S.C. § 1906 ; government fraud, 18 U.”
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