Category Criminal Penalties

Whose Default Is It Anyway?

In today’s Federal Register, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a decision by an Administrative Law Judge finding William Kovacs in default in responding to a charging letter, fining him $66,000, and suspending his export privileges for five…

Arrest Ye Merry Gentlemen

As a special holiday treat for readers of ExportLawBlog, we are offering this heartwarming story which we found, oddly enough, tucked away in the GAO’s recent report on export law enforcement. Once upon a time: FBI and OEE agents disagreed…