Illegal Exports to Syria - Penalties and Guilty Pleas U.S. Department of Commerce and Department of Justice and other government agencies - Three Cases Foreign Subsidiary of Texas Oil Firm Pleads Guilty to Illegally Exporting Drilling Equipment to Syria - Robbins & Myers Belgium S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Robbins & Myers Inc., pleaded guilty today to four … [Read more...]
U.S. Expands Export Restrictions for Russia
U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Expands Export Restrictions Aimed at Russia’s Defense Sector. The BIS announced additional steps that will further restrict trade with Russia in response to Russia's continued efforts to destabilize eastern Ukraine. Today's actions are being announced in conjunction with an announcement by the U.S. Department of … [Read more...]
BIS Adds 29 Persons to the UVL
BIS Adds 29 Persons to the UVL (Unverified List) On June 16, 2014, the Federal Register published that the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding twenty-nine (29) persons to the UVL. The 29 persons are being added to the UVL on the basis that BIS could not verify their bona fides because an end-use check could not … [Read more...]
Dutch Company Charged with Exporting to Iran
Dutch Company Charged with Exporting to Iran The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Export Enforcement (OEE), announced that: Fokker Services B.V. ("Fokker Services"), a Netherlands-based aerospace services provider, has agreed to a $10.5 million civil settlement agreement in connection with the illegal export and re-export of … [Read more...]
U.S. Commerce Department Adds Nine to Entity List
U.S. Commerce Department Adds Nine to Entity List The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the addition of eight Chinese companies and one Chinese individual to its Entity List for their roles in supplying Iran’s ballistic missile program through a Chinese proliferator. From the Under Secretary of Commerce Eric L. … [Read more...]