ABOVE: Majid Kakavand This blog has previously reported on the case of Majid Kakavand, both here and, most recently, here. Kakavand, an Iranian citizen, was provisionally arrested in March 2009 by French authorities at the request of the U.S. Government.…
Aqua Loop Cooling Towers, a California-based supplier of cooling equipment to power plants, recently agreed to a ten-year denial order and a $100,000 fine to settle charges by the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) arising out of charges of…
In an unpublished opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld yesterday the conviction of Joseph Pinquet for violations of the Arms Export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…
ABOVE: Chashma Nuclear Plant Louisiana-based DeepSouth Hardware Solutions, an aftermarket provider of parts for power plant control systems, agreed to pay a $32,000 fine to settle charges by the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) that DeepSouth had shipped automatic…
If the potential benefits of a voluntary disclosure of export violations to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) are not a sufficient motivation, exporters should remember that today’s happy employee can be tomorrow’s disgruntled former employee. The disgruntled former…