British American Tobacco Pays U.S. $635 Million for North Korea Cigarette Scheme

British American Tobacco Pays U.S. $635 Million for North Korea Cigarette Scheme

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British American Tobacco has agreed to pay more than $635 million as a penalty for selling cigarettes to North Korea through an intermediary in Singapore, in violation of American sanctions. A small portion of the amount, about $5 million, was part of a civil settlement with the Treasury…

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