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Company: Irika Shipping S.A.
Current Parent Company: Irika Shipping
Penalty: $4,000,000
Year: 2010
Date: September 21, 2010
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Irika Shipping S.A., a ship management corporation registered in Panama and doing business in Greece, to pay a $4 million penalty, which included a $3 million criminal fine and $1 million in organizational community service payments to fund various marine environmental projects. Judge Motz also sentenced Irika to serve the maximum of five years probation, subject to following a compliance program that includes audits by an independent firm and oversight by a court appointed monitor.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department multiagency referral
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
HQ Country of Current Parent: Greece
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Current Parent: ocean shipping
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