DHL To Pay $9.4 Million To Settle Shipping Dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) -The Obama administration says DHL has agreed to pay the government $9.4 million to settle a dispute that the company made shipments to Iran, Sudan and Syria in violation of U.S. embargoes.

The Treasury Department alleges that the the company made more than 300 shipments to Iran and Sudan between 2002 and 2007 in violation of U.S. embargoes with those countries. And, the U.S. alleges that the company failed to keep records of certain shipments to Iran between 2002 and 2006.

It didn’t provide information about the Syria shipments.