“Turning Yourself In”
The nice folks at Industry Week have posted “Turning Yourself In: Export Enforcement Trends,” an article by me on the EP MedSystems case and the benefits (or not) of voluntary self-disclosures.
Month March 2007
“Whatever It Takes”
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released today a notice of a final rule amending certain of the rules relating to crime control commodities. Items covered by BIS’s crime controls are controlled because of the fear that these items…
A Penalty Is Only a Penalty, But a Good Cigar Is a Smoke
The ninth annual Habanos Festival just wound up in Havana. The festival, a five day celebration of Cuban cigars, attracts cigar enthusiasts from all over the world — including the United States. You really have to like Cuban cigars to…
Where in the World Is William Kovacs?
In an earlier post, we took the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) to task for filing a default motion against William Kovacs to deny his export privileges even though he was in jail for his export violation and his…