Hassan Saied Keshari, owner of Kesh Air International, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to illegally export military and…
President Obama Moves To Increase Government Transparency
President Obama issued a number of memoranda last week designed to increase government transparency and allow for greater disclosure of…
BIS Announces New License Requirements for Reexport of Certain Items to Iran
The United States Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security [BIS] has published new rules pertaining to the reexport…
President Bush Executes Sanction-like Executive Order Prior to Leaving White House
President Bush, in one of his final acts of office, signed off on Executive Order 13488 last Friday, Jan. 16,…
Congratulations Mr. President!
You may have heard that I and few million other people voted for this guy, Barack Obama, back in November.…
Clarification on Cuba Sanctions Announced
Yesterday, January 15, 2009, the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released an addendum to…
More Alleged FARC Members Added to Kingpin Act Designation List
The United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has designated three more individals as Specially Designated…
Qioptiq Settles 163 Violations of AECA, ITAR for $25 Million
Qioptiq S.a.r.l. (“Qioptiq”) has settled 163 violations of the Arms Control Export Act (“AECA”) and its implementing regulations, the International…
WAAD Project Listed as an SDN by U.S. Department of Treasury
The U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has designated the WAAD Project, a Lebanese construction company…
Office of Foreign Assets Control Release New Enforcement Information
On New Year’s Eve, the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released new information on civil…