In an unpublished opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld yesterday the conviction of Joseph Pinquet for violations of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in connection with exports…
SEE IMPORTANT UPDATE AT THE END OF THIS POST The headline to this post — “Voluntary Disclosure Leads to Criminal Prosecution” — will probably send a chill down the spine of every export and sanctions lawyer who reads this post.…
ABOVE: Monzer al-Kassar An article that I just noticed in the February 8 issue of The New Yorker, tells the fascinating story of a D.E.A. sting operation conducted in Spain against Monzer al-Kassar, the notorious arms dealer alleged to have…
ABOVE: Majid Kakavand Amir Ardebili, who we posted on here and here, is not the only Iranian being chased by U.S. prosecutors for activities he committed entirely outside the United States and which were legal in the country where they…
Virginia-based Taipan Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guilty to, and paid a $15,000 fine for, charges that it illegally engaged in arms-brokering without registering with, and obtaining licenses from, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”). The Statement of Facts that supported…