The Second Circuit issued an opinion on March 19 interpreting the sentencing guidelines applicable to violations of the Arms Export Control Act. That case, United States v. Sero, involved an appeal by a defendant that had entered a guilty plea…
ABOVE: Allied Telesis iMAP Allied Telesis Labs, the Raleigh-based subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Allied Telesis Holdings K.K., yesterday pleaded guilty to charges that it conspired to violate the U.S. sanctions against Iran. The interesting wrinkle in this case is that…
ABOVE: Dubai Court House According to a recent report in Gulf News, the English-language daily newspaper based in Dubai, a man who was attempting to export zirconium from the UAE was referred to the Dubai court for prosecution. Judge Esam…
Swiss energy company EGL issued a press release today announcing that it had inked a contract to buy natural gas from Iran over the next 25 years. Most of the natural gas purchased by EGL under the contract is destined…
Robert Bigelow is a Las Vegas hotel billionaire who owns Bigelow Aerospace and wants to put a Budget Suites of America motel somewhere in space near you. Such facilities are apparently called privately-owned orbital facilities or POOFs. Seriously. Of course,…