Singapore Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison - Illegal Exports to Iran of U.S. Components Lim Yong Nam, aka Steven Lim, 43, a citizen of Singapore, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that caused thousands of radio frequency modules to be illegally exported from the U.S. to Iran, at least 14 of which were later found in unexploded improvised … [Read more...]
West Coast Ports: ILWU Votes for 3-year Contract Extension
West Coast Ports: ILWU Votes for 3-year Contract Extension The contract extension is until July 1, 2022 and should ensure labor peace on the West Coast until that time. The ILWU and PMA began to talk about an extension as early as March 2015, to avoid the setbacks that led to severe disruptions in 2014 and 2015. About 67% of workers associated with the International … [Read more...]
Summer 2017 Newsletter
Summer 2017 Newsletter Here are a few of the articles in the Newsletter: ACE July 8th Post Release Deployment Postponed Automated Export System (AES) has a New Data Element CBP Launches “The Truth Behind Counterfeits” Campaign to Inform of the Dangers of Counterfeit Goods To check out violations and other information: Summer 2017 Newsletter … [Read more...]
ACE July 8th Post Release Deployment Postponed
ACE July 8th Post Release Deployment Postponed CBP is rescheduling the last primary deployment of core trade processing capabilities in ACE which had been scheduled for July 8, 2017. This deployment includes liquidation (with the exception of the previously deployed electronic posting of the Notices of Liquidation on CBP.gov), reconciliation, drawback, duty deferral, … [Read more...]
Exporter Sentenced To 135 Months In Prison Following Convictions On All Counts At Trial
Exporter Sentenced To 135 Months In Prison Following Convictions On All Counts At Trial Alexander Posobilov was sentenced [February 2017] to 135 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to export and illegally exporting controlled microelectronics to Russia, as well as for conspiring to launder money. Posobilov, together with ten other individuals and two corporations – ARC … [Read more...]