Owner of Dive Company Arrested for Trying to Export Without A License

BIS, Commerce Dept, Enforcement, Export License, Libya, Violations & Fines

By: Danielle Hatch Peter Sotis, of Delray Beach, Florida was arrested in late October 2019 after being charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), as well as smuggling goods....

OFAC Releases Countries Requiring Cooperation with Boycotts

Antiboycott, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Yemen

Recently, a Federal Register notice was released that provided a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott. The Department of Treasury has released the following list: Iraq Kuwait Lebanon...

Treasury Publishes List of Countries Requiring Cooperation with an International Boycott

Antiboycott, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Treasury Dept, UAE, Yemen

Source: Federal Register The Department of the Treasury has named the following countries as requiring or may requiring participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). Iraq...

Treasury Fingers Countries Enforcing the Arab League Boycott of Israel

Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, OFAC, Qatar, Sanctions, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Treasury Dept, UAE, Yemen

Editorial By: John Black Note:  I love this list.  It gives me a chance to say tertiary.   As my career winds down its things like this that I will miss. N.B.:  I don’t remember ever seeing anybody write an editorial piece about Treasury publishing this list, probably...

Florida Company Fined $27 Million for 150 Intentional EAR Violations

BIS, Commerce Dept, Denied & Restricted Parties, Enforcement, Export License, Libya, Violations & Fines

By: Danielle McClellan Access USA Shipping, LLC (Access) of Sarasota, Florida was charged with 150 violations beginning in April 2011 and spanning to February 2013. The company went out of its way to conceal the fact that foreign customers were purchasing products...

U.S. Antiboycott Compliance: New Federal List Published

Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, OFAC, Qatar, Sanctions, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Treasury Dept, UAE, Yemen

By: Melissa Proctor, Polsinelli PC Companies doing business in the Middle East take note: The Treasury Department recently published its quarterly list of countries that currently require participation or cooperation with an international boycott, such as the Arab...