Cigars of Mass Destruction
Last week the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released its monthly summary of penalties imposed by the agency. In one case the agency levied a fine of $31,336 and in another the fine was $2800. One of those two…
Prosecutors “Clarify” Misstatements Made during Alavi Bail Hearing
It seems that the story that the prosecutors told to keep Mohammed Alavi in jail pending his trial on charges that he violated the Iranian Sanctions Regulations was just that — a story. On May 31, the trial court issued…
BIS Issues Temporary Denial Order in Cirrus Electronics Matter
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has issued a temporary denial order against everyone in sight involved in the Cirrus Electronics matter. As we previously reported, Cirrus Electronics took orders for electronic components from the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre…
Coming Soon to an Entity List Near You: Suspects!
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released today a notice of a proposed rule that would expand the reasons that a company could be placed on BIS’s Entity List. A license is required for exports of all items subject…
Registration Myths
Some companies have found a new reason to register with the Directorate of Defense Controls (“DDTC”), one that would probably cause the folks at DDTC to raise an eyebrow or three. Consider this press release from test equipment manufacturer CIMTEK:…