New-York based electronics wholesaler Sunrise Technologies and Trading Company (“ST&TC”) and its president Jeng “Jay” Shih have been indicted in federal court in the District of Columbia for exporting laptops to Iran by transshipping them through the UAE. The criminal…
ABOVE: Andrew Shapiro The State Department’s Andrew Shapiro addressed the Defense Trade Advisory Group Plenary this morning, and the text of his remarks as prepared were released a little while ago. Mostly Shapiro assured his audience of defense industry types…
Earlier this month, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued a public notice proposing to revise the definition of defense services set forth in section § 120.9 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). The most significant change…
If you’ve been staying awake at night worried about Cuban terrorist attacks in your neighborhood, you can sleep better now. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has denied a request by Irish-American musicians to travel to Cuba to learn…
Today the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released guidance on the application of the Sudan sanctions to the new state to be formed in Southern Sudan as a result of the secession referendum held in January 2011. The new…