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U.S. academic institution agrees to pay $1.72 million for apparent violations of counternarcotics sanctions

Potential civil liability for 89 apparent violations of OFAC counternarcotics sanctions

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february 12, 2026

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced $1,720,000 settlement with a U.S. academic institution to resolve potential civil liability for 89 apparent violations of OFAC counternarcotics sanctions.

According to the OFAC release, between 2019 and 2025, the entity—a school and athletic training facility headquartered in Bradenton, Florida— engaged in transactions involving the property or interests in property of two specially designated nationals (SDNs) who were sanctioned for their connections to a Mexico-based drug cartel. These transactions included entering into annual tuition agreements with the SDNs and processing payments related to those agreements.

OFAC determined that the conduct was non-egregious and had not been voluntarily disclosed.

For more information, contact a professional with KPMG Trade & Customs services:

 

Andrew Siciliano
Partner, U.S. & Global Practice Leader

E: asiciliano@kpmg.com

Doug Zuvich
Partner

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Irina Vaysfeld
Principal

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John L. McLoughlin
Principal

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Luis (Lou) Abad
Principal

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George Zaharatos
Principal

E: gzaharatos@kpmg.com

Christopher Young
Principal

E: christopheryoung@kpmg.com

Amie Ahanchian
Principal

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Gisele Belotto
Principal

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Steve Brotherton
Principal

E: sbrotherton@kpmg.com

Jessica Libby
Principal

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Dawn Olesky
Principal

E: dolesky@kpmg.com

Frances Xing
Principal

E: francesxing@kpmg.com

 

 

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