On Saturday, President Bush signed into law the Iranian Freedom Support Act. The legislation codified existing sanctions against Iran and added significant sanctions against Iran. The new sanctions target Iran’s nascent efforts at nuclear proliferation and punish companies, including those…
Today is Friday, and we have shrimp on the menu. Last Monday Pacific Shrimp Company pleaded guilty to various charges arising from its exports of shrimp to Mexico. The company pleaded guilty to two counts of falsifying a government document,…
On Tuesday Congress finally passed the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006, which broadens somewhat the existing sanctions scheme in place against Sudan. Under the existing scheme, U.S. companies and individuals may not engage in transactions with senior officials…
In its relentless quest to keep America safe from terrorism, OFAC recently fined a group of Baptists missionaries $34,000 who were on licensed travel to Cuba and who stayed in a hotel near the beach and visited Old Town Havana.…
A license is required from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to export certain nuclear materials. Those license applications are typically printed in the Federal Register for comment. After 9/11 the NRC deleted certain information from the Federal Register Notice, including the…