More than 1,300 cases reportedly occurred between July 2012 and April 2019, where Microsoft allegedly sold licenses for software and related services to “designated individuals” and blocked users in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Russia, and Crimea.
For nearly seven years, the tech giant has sold $12.1 million worth of services to blocked customers. Almost 94% of cases were sales to Russian companies. Despite the highest possible fine of over $404.6 million, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control is blatantly ignoring U.S. sanctions, with Microsoft voluntarily self-disclosure of blatant misconduct and the case “reckless.”
Source: Ferra
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