![Rodman and Kim Jong-un watch a basketball game in North Korea in 2013.](https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2014/01/24/012414rodmanGE/860x394.jpg?1626892261)
Rodman and Kim Jong-un watch a basketball game in North Korea in 2013. Jason Mojica/VICE/AP
Dennis Rodman Might Have Broken International Sanctions
Former basketball star is under investigation for gifts given to Kim Jong-Un.
Dennis Rodman can't catch a break. On top of an abysmal trip to North Korea which ended with him taking a direct flight to rehab, Dennis Rodman is now the subject of a U.S. Treasury Department investigation because of gifts he gave to Kim Jong-un.
Showering a North Korean dictator with gifts not only looks bad paper, it's possibly against the law, as it could be a violation of American and United Nations sanctions against the nation and its people. Rodman reportedly brought many gifts with him in honor of Kim's 31st birthday ranging from suits, to a fur coat, to bottles of Jameson, to an expensive handbag. Those gifts allegedly costs upwards of $10,000 and experts believe those gifts could be seen as violations of U.N. sanctions.