Worst. Advice. Ever.
The title of this post is not really meant to be hyperbole. The advice given in Crain’s Chicago Business in an article titled “Liars and terrorists and drug traffickers, oh my!” is without doubt the single worst piece of advice…
Monsieur Monsieur Cops Cops Plea Plea
ABOVE: M. Jacques Monsieur Monsieur Jacques Monsieur, international arms dealer and man of mystery who, I previously reported, once tried to excuse his arms dealing by claiming to be working for U.S. and French intelligence services, pleaded guilty today in…
Boon and Bane
Minnesota-based FSI International, a manufacturer of semiconductor wafer cleaning products, voluntarily disclosed to the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BISâ€) that it had exported fluoropolymer-coated pumps and valves classified under ECCN 2B350 without first obtaining an export license from BIS.…
Wednesday Export Law Grab Bag
No big news today, so it’s time for another Export Law Blog grab bag: Failed state Solomon Islands wanted Iran to pay for transportation of Solomon Islands students to Cuba to attend medical school. Australia-based ANZ Bank refused to transfer…
Export Nickel, Pay 14 Million Nickels
Novamet Specialty Products Corporation recently agreed to pay $700,000 to the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) for 15 unlicensed shipments of nickel powder worth about $80,000. According to the charging documents, the powder was classified as ECCN 1C240.a. It…