As the saying goes, more tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones. And a sad example of this may be the amendments that the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) has proposed to the definition of brokering activities…
The previous post, dated November 25, quoted an article in Crain’s Chicago Business in which an export attorney was quoted as saying: “At the very least, you should have your freight forwarder check compliance, so if they identify a problem,…
The title of this post is not really meant to be hyperbole. The advice given in Crain’s Chicago Business in an article titled “Liars and terrorists and drug traffickers, oh my!” is without doubt the single worst piece of advice…
ABOVE: M. Jacques Monsieur Monsieur Jacques Monsieur, international arms dealer and man of mystery who, I previously reported, once tried to excuse his arms dealing by claiming to be working for U.S. and French intelligence services, pleaded guilty today in…
Minnesota-based FSI International, a manufacturer of semiconductor wafer cleaning products, voluntarily disclosed to the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BISâ€) that it had exported fluoropolymer-coated pumps and valves classified under ECCN 2B350 without first obtaining an export license from BIS.…