Criminal Prosecution, Voluntary Disclosure, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

DOJ’s Coordinated Resolution with Unicat Resolves OFAC, BIS and CBP Violations (Part II of III)

The Volkov Law Group on 6/27/2025

DOJ’s Unicat resolution is a perfect example of the new trade enforcement reality under the Trump Administration. DOJ spearheaded a global resolution of sanctions, customs and export controls violations, while declining to...more

Voluntary Self-Disclosure Shields Universities Space Research Association from Prosecution by DOJ

The Volkov Law Group on 5/8/2025

On April 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division (“NSD”) issued a formal declination of prosecution to the Universities Space Research Association (“USRA”) following the organization’s timely and...more

Justice Department Declines Prosecution of U.S. Contractor for Export Control Violations of Rogue Employee

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 5/2/2025

For only the second time under its updated voluntary self-disclosure program, the U.S. Justice Department decided not to prosecute Universities Space Research Association after the company self-disclosed criminal violations...more

Honesty is Good for Your Bottom Line: Commerce, Treasury, and DOJ Tout the Benefits of Voluntary Self Disclosure in Tri-Seal...

Venable LLP on 8/2/2023

Voluntary self-disclosure is a valuable remediation measure for companies who identify their own potential violations of U.S. sanctions, export controls, and other national security laws....more

New US Efforts To Prosecute Sanctions Evasion and Export Control Violations May Require Compliance Programs To Be Updated

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/17/2023

DOJ Increases Resources To Investigate and Prosecute Sanctions Evasion and Export Control Violations - On March 2, 2023, during a keynote speech at the American Bar Association’s annual White Collar Crime National...more

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/2/2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more