David Last, resigned as chief of the Justice Department’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unit. Assistant Chief David Fuhr, has assumed the role as Acting Chief. Mr. Last had been with DOJ for 14 years and was involved with the FCPA Unit since 2016, beginning as a trial attorney and serving as an Assistant Chief and the Principal Assistant Chief. Mr. Fuhr was named assistant chief in October 2019, having previously served as a trial attorney in the FCPA Unit.
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed Czech nuclear engineering firm Škoda JS A.S. from its Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List, following the acquisition of the energy services company by Czech energy giant ČEZ. The acquisition was made to mitigate the risk of sanctions affecting key supplies for ČEZ's nuclear power plants. Škoda JS is a leading supplier of key components and equipment for nuclear power plants, and had been owned by a Russian entity.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday detailed a new set of sanctions targeting Russia, as well as Chinese and Iranian firms, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The saga of export enforcement actions against Iran’s first private airline continues with the May 5 renewal of the temporary denial order (TDO) against Mahan Airways and associated persons first issued in March 2008. As the Russian commercial fleet seeks maintenance and repair resources for its western fleet, Mahan's expertise in dodging sanctions is highly sought.
Two Senate Republicans have introduced legislation to speed up the process for by exporting US defense, dual-use and other controlled items and technology to the United Kingdom and Australia.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is seeking stakeholder input to integrate climate adaptation and resilience into its programming across priority sectors. The agency's goal is to support …
The Biden administration's trade policies, such as the proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), have drawn criticism from progressive trade advocates for containing measures reminiscent of the neoliberal free-trade era, despite the “worker-centric” verbiage. A dynamic of “regulatory capture” has been identified, with tech lobbyists influencing trade negotiators to prioritize industry interests.
The Department of State has recently amended Supplement No. 1 to part 126 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to expand the types of defense articles that may be exported and …
The former Chair of Harvard University's Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, was sentenced in federal court in Boston today for lying to federal authorities about his affiliation with China's Thousand Talents Program and Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), as well as failing to report income he received from WUT.
A group of lawmakers has written to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ambassador Katherine Tai, expressing concerns over the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system present in the United States' trade and investment agreements with foreign nations. The letter, signed by several senators and members of Congress, highlights the potential exploitation of this dispute settlement regime by large corporations, which they argue undermines democracy and favors corporate interests over those of workers, consumers, and small businesses worldwide.
As global supply chains become increasingly complex, businesses face significant challenges in ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and industry standards. Non-compliance can lead to legal penalties, financial losses, and reputational damage, making supply chain compliance risk mitigation crucial.
Tao Jiang, the president and owner of Broad Tech System, Inc., a California-based electronics distribution company, and his company were both sentenced for their involvement in a scheme to illegally export chipmaking chemicals to a Chinese company with ties to the Chinese military. Jiang and Broad Tech System pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, violation of the Export Control Act, and money laundering conspiracy on January 11, 2023.
The Blue Lantern program, managed by the Country and End-Use Analysis Division (CEA) of the Department of State, is designed to ensure the security and integrity of U.S. defense trade. The …
Poloniex, LLC has agreed to pay $7,591,630 to settle its potential civil liability for 65,942 apparent violations of multiple sanctions programs, according to the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
The Census Bureau is proposing to amend its regulations to include new export reporting requirements related to the State Department, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) Category XXI …
Senior officials from the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments have traveled to Central Europe and Kazakhstan to discuss the evasion of sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia for its war against Ukraine.
Demonstrating that the more prosaic reaches of export enforcement are alive and well, presecutors obtained a guilty plea in a federal court in Alexandria to turtle trafficking in violation of the Lacey Act.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued its FinCEN Year in Review for FY 2022. The Year in Review is intended to help stakeholders gain insight into both FinCEN’s efforts to support law enforcement and national security agencies, and how financial information—filed pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)—is used.
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement announced a report detailing actions taken to address workers' rights allegations at the Unique Fabricating facility in Querétaro, Mexico.
Chinese cloud computing companies could pose a threat to US national security, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told a Senate panel Wednesday. She promised to review a request made by a group of Republican senators to add companies like Huawei Cloud and Alibaba Cloud to Commerce’s Entity List, which would subject the firms to US export controls.