Application of country-based sanctions in cyberspace may pose some interesting problems and pitfalls as two cases recently reported by the Office of Foreign Assets Control illustrate: One individual has agreed to a settlement totaling $840 for alleged violation of the…
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently announced settlement agreements with Massachusetts-based Select Engineering, Inc., and with David Rainville, its Vice-President of Administration. Select Engineering agreed to settle charges that it exported medical electrode sensor elements and stainless steel…
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a non-standard 180-day denial order against various entities, including Iran Air and Ankair, in connection with what BIS believes to be the imminent sale of a Boeing 747 from Ankair to Iran…
This article in the International Herald Tribune explores the prevalence of American brand name products in Iran and Sudan notwithstanding sanctions that prohibit most exports to the two countries. As we’ve noted before, much of these products are re-exported from…
Nelson S. Galgoul, the Brazilian distributor for software company Engineering Dynamics, who sold the company’s software to customers in Iran was sentenced to 13 months in jail, a fine of $100,000 and a forfeiture of $109,291 for violation of the…