U.S. Investigating Dennis Rodman for Busting Sanctions

[DonViejo]

Dennis Rodman reportedly brought thousands of dollars in luxury gifts to Kim Jong Un for his birthday. Now, Washington's looking into whether those gifts violated U.S. sanctions.

Dennis Rodman was already having a rotten month, between the trip to rehab and the global condemnation for cozying up to a dictator. Now things may be about to get much worse. The U.S. Treasury Department is investigating whether he violated the law that prohibits the importing of luxury goods into North Korea.

On his third and most recent trip to Pyongyang this month, Rodman reportedly brought several gifts for the young Kim’s 31st birthday. They allegedly included hundreds of dollars’ worth of Irish Jameson whiskey, European crystal, an Italian suit, a fur coat, and an English Mulberry handbag for Kim’s wife, Ri Sol-ju.

But these gifts, reportedly worth more than $10,000, may not have been all. Michael Spavor, a Beijing-based consultant who facilitated and joined Rodman’s trip, tweeted a photo of Rodman apparently displaying several bottles of his own brand “Bad Ass Vodka” for Kim Jong Un and his wife.

These gifts could be more than tasteless. They could also put Rodman in legal jeopardy. They appear to be violations of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718, adopted in 2006, and UNSCR 2094, adopted in 2013.

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[spanone]

1. who issues this asshole a visa to visit north korea?????

[dipsydoodle]

3. North Korea.

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[dipsydoodle]

2. So let the UN worry about it.

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[davidpdx]

4. That is pretty bad ass Dennis

Given he owns a company and probably has legal counsel, one would think maybe he would consult with them to find out about taking gifts (especially the product his company makes) to North Korea.

[DonViejo]

5. I think Rodman's dumb enough...

to have not even considered the possible illegality of him lugging liquor to NK.