Magnetic Shield Corporation, the company that made the magnetic shield vault in which the Watergate tapes are stored, filed a voluntary disclosure with the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), something it probably now regrets. According to a Charging Letter…
The criminal complaint filed against the two Florida men who obtained Cuba travel licenses for fake churches is amusing reading, at least if you enjoy reading about gangs that couldn’t shoot straight. Some 4,500 people traveled on the fake churches’…
According to this AP wire story, two men in Florida were charged with violating the Cuban Sanctions Regulations by applying for Cuba travel licenses using “fake” religious organizations. Prosecutors charged that the two men then sold these licenses to travel…
BIS just posted additional information on voluntary self disclosures on its website, including a slightly edited version of Wendy Wysong’s article (paid subscription required) from the December issue of The Export Practitioner entitled “BIS Data Show Benefits of Voluntary Disclosures.”…
Last week the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved legislation that would expand the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996. Under the proposed legislation (H.R. 957), sanctions provided under the Iran Sanctions Act could also be imposed on U.S.…