$450K Penalty for Exporting to Syria The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has levied a $450,000 civil penalty against Technoline SAL, of Beirut, Lebanon, to settle charges associated with exports or reexports of controlled items to Syria. The items at issue were U.S.-origin mass spectrometers, gas chromatographs and consumables, liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer … [Read more...]
Antiboycott: Warning Letter
Antiboycott: Warning Letter In December 2016, the Office of Antiboycott Compliance, issued a Warning Letter to Military Professional Resources, Inc. (MPRI) for reasons to believe that they violated EAR -for failing to notify the BIS (Bureau of Industry & Security) of their receipt of a request to engage in a restrictive trade practice or boycott, as required by the … [Read more...]
Brooklyn Resident and 2 Russian Nationals Arrested for Illegally Exporting to Russia
Brooklyn Resident and 2 Russian Nationals Arrested for Illegally Exporting to Russia Brooklyn Resident and Two Russian Nationals Arrested in Connection with Scheme to Illegally Export Controlled Technology to Russia. Defendants Used Brooklyn-Based Front Companies to Procure Sophisticated Military and Satellite Technology on Behalf of Russian End-Users. From DOJ: The … [Read more...]
Routed Export Transactions
Routed Export Transactions Defining, clarifying, and understanding routed export transactions. What is a routed export transaction? The Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) defines a routed export transaction as, “an export transaction in which the foreign principal party in interest (FPPI) authorizes a U. S. agent to facilitate the export of a shipment from the U. S. and … [Read more...]
Brooklyn Resident and Two Russian Nationals Arrested in Connection with Scheme to Illegally Export Controlled Technology to Russia
Brooklyn Resident and Two Russian Nationals Arrested in Connection with Scheme to Illegally Export Controlled Technology to Russia From DOJ: Defendants Used Brooklyn-Based Front Companies to Procure Sophisticated Military and Satellite Technology on Behalf of Russian End-Users Alexey Barysheff of Brooklyn, New York, a naturalized citizen of the United States, was … [Read more...]