U.S. OFAC announces $3.8 million settlement with Texas-based company for violations of Iran and Venezuela sanctions
Conduct was voluntarily self-disclosed and constituted an egregious case
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on June 16, 2025, announced a $3,882,797 settlement with a Texas-based company that sells and consults on catalyst products used in petrochemical refinery and steel mill operations.
According to the OFAC release, the company agreed to settle its potential civil liability for 13 apparent violations of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR) and one apparent violation of the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations (VSR), which resulted from the company’s provision of catalyst products and consulting services to Iran and its sale of catalysts to a blocked Venezuelan entity.
OFAC determined that the conduct was voluntarily self-disclosed and constituted an egregious case, influencing the settlement amount.