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IBM Corporation

Unlawful Exports (Russia)

Date: 07/31/1998 (Date of Fine)

Misconduct Type: Import/Export

Enforcement Agency: Commerce

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Criminal

Amount: $8,500,000

Disposition: Fine

Synopsis: “On July 31, a U.S. district judge in Washington D.C. imposed a criminal fine of $8.5 million on IBM East Europe/Asia Ltd. for exporting computers to Arzamas-16, a Russian nuclear weapons laboratory, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Export Administration Regulations.”