Below is a link to the US Department of Justice’s Fact Sheet: Major U.S. Export Enforcement Actions in the Past Year. Please pass it along to anyone who doesn’t believe that people ever get in trouble for export violations.
A few that stood out for me:
Excellence Engineering Electronics - Restricted Technology to China
ITT Corporation - [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by keeton
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I thought it might be time, to put the “legalities” of export controls aside, and instead, view these “controls”, whether they be BIS or OFAC’s, from the eye of the people that truly are affected-and I am not talking about American businesses, which though do have valid reasons to dispute unilateral embargoes placed by [...]
Posted on April 28th, 2008 by keeton
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The next time your cutting those banana’s for your morning cereal or having a banana-split at an Oberweis ice-cream shop keep in mind that you may just be indirectly supporting a foreign terrorist organization.
In the world of export compliance, corporate practitioners are constantly faced with issues from deemed exports to foreign nationals, to export [...]
Posted on December 11th, 2007 by keeton
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From ExportLawBlog:Â An article on the CTV website today revealed that
Canada is considering a change in its Export and Import Permits Act to permit exempt imports and exports by law enforcement officers when they cross the U.S.-Canada border in the course of their official duties. Significantly this is said to be part of a reciprocal arrangement [...]
Posted on July 9th, 2007 by philip
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Q: What is all the fuss about this See-Through Rule? A: Let’s pretend you are Export Compliance SuperPerson with x-ray vision that can see through, say, an aircraft engine. Your uncanny sight can distinguish USML (United States Munitions List)  classified parts from commercial parts.  Let’s say you see a USML nut and bolt in there, [...]
Posted on July 5th, 2007 by philip
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David Trimble, Director of Defense Trade Controls Compliance reports enforcement stats from February 2004 to February 2006:
$60 million in fines
44 Debarments
12 Companies over direct oversight through ongoing consent agreements
459 Directed Disclosures
Keep up the good work. Here is a slide show you can use in putting your presentation programs together. Use it - you paid for it!
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Posted on June 5th, 2007 by philip
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 From Space.com -
USA
U.S. export controls governing the exchange of technical data have complicated matters for NASA and its partners as they prepare for Automatic Transfer Vehicle’s (ATV) debut. Now NASA has asked the U.S. State Department ifor space station-specific relief from U.S. International Traffic in Arms regulations that govern many space-related products and [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2007 by philip
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Canada.com reports that certain Canadian citizens with dual nationalities will have access to ITAR controlled technology. Read more here.
Posted on May 20th, 2007 by philip
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A San Jose Man faces 100 years imprisonment - and his company, Data Physics Corp. -Â is being pursued by the Department of Commerce for dual use violaitons. The firm alledgedly sent stress-test shaking machines - typically used for commerical ends - to a missle factory in China. Read more at KNX1070.com.
Posted on May 14th, 2007 by philip
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“Mak said he believed he was doing nothing wrong by giving the documents to his brother to take out of the country because they were papers that had been presented previously at international conferences. The government, however, alleged the documents were export-controlled and couldn’t fall into foreigners’ hands.”
This is the case that may redefine [...]
Posted on May 10th, 2007 by philip
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