BIS: Additional USML (Category XIV & XVIII) Items Moving to CCL Commerce Control List: Addition of Items Determined to No Longer Warrant Control under United States Munitions List Category XIV (Toxicological Agents) or Category XVIII (Directed Energy Weapons). From BIS - Federal Register Notices: This proposed rule indicates how articles the President determines … [Read more...]
Defendants Charged with Conspiracy: Wire Fraud, Identity Theft, and Misuse of AES
Defendants Charged with Conspiracy: Wire Fraud, Identity Theft, and Misuse of AES From DOJ (Department of Justice): Defendant Mao Peng (age 25) of Kenosha, Wisconsin has been charged in a three-count criminal information with conspiring to engage in wire fraud, identity theft, and misuse of the United States’ Automated Export System to further criminal activity. Mr. Peng … [Read more...]
DOJ: Company to Pay $232.7M for Violating US Sanctions Against Iran and Sudan
DOJ: Company to Pay $232.7M for Violating US Sanctions Against Iran and Sudan Schlumberger Ltd., the world’s largest oil-field services company, has agreed to enter a guilty plea and to pay a $232,708,356 penalty to the United States for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by willfully facilitating illegal transactions and engaging … [Read more...]
Using Informant: Importer Charged $1.2 Million For Underpaying Duties
Using Informant: Importer Charged $1.2 Million For Underpaying Duties Bizlink Technology, an importer of computer cable assemblies located in California, has paid $1.2 million to settle charges that it violated the civil False Claims Act by underpaying customs duties owed on goods imported from China. Based on information from a former manager, Bizlink underpaid customs … [Read more...]
Chinese National Guilty for Illegally Export to China
The Chinese National & defendant, Ming Suan Zhang (age 41), tried to illegally export to China massive quantities of high-tech material for use by Chinese military. “Zhang crossed the ocean to obtain massive quantities of restricted American technology for the stated purpose of assisting the Chinese military. He was actively working to circumvent laws that protect our … [Read more...]