With each export violation for an item on the Commodity Control List, there is always the possibility that not only will the exporter have BIS to deal with, but also the freight forwarder and shipper will have an unpleasant encounter…
Earlier we reported on the misfortunes of The Springer Magrath Company, a Nebraska-based agricultural supply house that had shipped cattle prods to South Africa without a license. Cattle prods are controlled because they can be used in human rights violations…
On September 18, BIS entered an order against Mohammad al-Mashan and and order against the Mohammad al-Mashan Group denying both of them export privileges for ten years. The Mohammed al-Mashan Group is a Kuwait-based exporter of molds made from recycled…
Supermicro, Inc., a computer hardware manufacturer based out of San Jose, California, pleaded guilty on Monday to a criminal export violation and agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $150,000. Supermicro admitted that on or about December 28, 2001, it…
Nebraska-based Springer Magrath Co. pleaded guilty to criminal export violations and agreed to pay a $50,000 fine for its shipment of cattle prods to South Africa in 2002 without a license. Cattle prods and other discharge type arms such as…