Exxon is Taking on the U.S. Government
Exxon Mobil Corp has launched a legal challenge to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) - Get Exxon Mobil Corporation Report launched a legal challenge to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ruling that the company violated U.S. sanctions against Russia in 2014, The Fly reported.
OFAC fined Exxon $2 million Thursday for the actions it took between May 14 and May 23, 2014. During that time, current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was still Exxon's CEO.
Exxon claims it followed authoritative Obama-era guidance in its dealings with Russia, but OFAC retroactively changed the guidelines one year later. The energy company said market participants didn't have notice of the new interpretation, constituting a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.
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