Even though the U.S. has lifted its Sudan sanctions with respect to the newly-minted state of South Sudan, that has not resolved the conundrum of U.S. oil investment and activity in South Sudan. South Sudan is land-locked, and all oil…
Last week the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a press release, announcing a $40,000 fine that Ram International, a St.-Louis-based freight forwarder, had agreed to pay in connection with two exports of tin scrap to Allied Trading Company…
People looking for an up-to-date version of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) on the web might be tempted to rely on the “Consolidated ITAR” on the website of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”), the agency that…
According to this article, the Armenian National Committee in America (“ANCA”) has demanded that the Department of State, presumably through the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”), investigate arms export violations it alleges are revealed in connection with an Azerbaijani…
Marc Knapp, who was the subject of this earlier post and this second one, was sentenced to 46 months yesterday following his guilty plea on charges that he attempted to export an F-5 fighter jet and other defense articles to…