Key Points -
As part of highly coordinated U.S. government and allied and partner country responses to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, and Belarus’ enabling of it, BIS imposed on February 24, 2022, and March 2,...more
Key Points
- On December 14, 2020, in response to Turkey’s procurement of the S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia in 2019, the Trump administration imposed new sanctions on the Turkish Presidency of Defense...more
- On May 14, 2020, OFAC, the Department of State and the U.S. Coast Guard jointly released guidance for persons involved in the maritime industry regarding common deceptive shipping practices used to subvert U.S. and United...more
6/4/2020
/ Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Maritime Transport ,
Metals ,
New Guidance ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Sanction Violations ,
Shipping ,
Supply Chain ,
Syria ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Vessels
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
New Guilty Plea in College Admissions Scandal -
On April 21, 2020, Jorge Salcedo, a former tennis coach at a prominent California university, entered into a plea agreement related to his...more
5/14/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
College Admissions ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
General Licenses ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Proposed Rules ,
Red Notices ,
Sanction Violations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers
IN THIS ISSUE -
• Anticorruption Developments
• Export Control Sanctions and Customs Enforcement
• Export Control and Sanctions Developments
• Global Investigations Resources
• Writing and Speaking...more
4/15/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
College Admissions ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Racketeering ,
Red Notices ,
Restitution ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tariffs ,
USTR ,
Whistleblowers