Overview
- OFSI fined Apple Distribution International £390,000 on Monday for breaching the UK’s Russia sanctions.
- Regulators said ADI sent two payments totaling £635,618 to Okko in June and July 2022 through UK banks, with one transfer occurring the day Okko’s owner was designated and brought under an asset freeze.
- OFSI found on the balance of probabilities that ADI broke the rules, made no breach finding against Apple Inc, and stressed that using affiliates or third‑party screening does not shift legal responsibility.
- ADI disclosed the issue to OFSI on October 4, 2022, cooperated, and waived its right to appeal, which cut a roughly £600,000 baseline by 35% to reach the final penalty.
- The action, handled under an expedited enforcement scheme launched in February 2026, highlights stricter and faster oversight of cross‑border app‑store payouts that route through UK banks.