News & Updates

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule making changes to the provisions in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) related to BIS’s policies and practices regarding voluntary self-disclosures (VSDs) and to the Guidance on Charging and Penalty Determinations in Settlement of Administrative Enforcement Cases (BIS Penalty Guidelines).

The Dassault Falcon 900EX Aircraft Was Illegally Exported from the United States and Used for the Benefit of Maduro and His Representatives

The Justice Department unsealed a criminal complaint charging Hungarian national Bence Horvath with violations of U.S. export controls targeting Russia, including by conspiring with others to illegally export U.S.-origin radio communications technology to Russian government end users without a license.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a civil penalty of $44,750 against Streamlight, Inc.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is taking aggressive action to further restrict the supply of both U.S.-origin and “U.S. branded” (i.e., labeled) items to Russia and Belarus for the Kremlin’s illegal war on Ukraine. Today’s actions will further constrain Russia’s ability to arm its military by targeting illicit procurement networks designed to circumvent global export controls.

Defendant Conspired to Unlawfully Export Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Aircraft Parts from the United States to Venezuela’s State-Owned Oil Company Through Costa Rica and Spain

The defendant and his co-conspirators used a Bulgarian company to transship radiation-hardened integrated circuits to Russia

The Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging U.S.-Iranian national Jeffrey Chance Nader, 68, with crimes related to the illicit export of U.S.-manufactured aircraft components, including components used on military aircraft, to Iran in violation of U.S. economic sanctions and other federal laws. Nader was arrested yesterday in California.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as part of a settlement agreement to resolve alleged violations of U.S. export controls, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a $5.8 million civil penalty against TE Connectivity Corporation (TE), located in Middletown, Pennsylvania, and TE Connectivity HK Limited, located in Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong, for shipments of low-level items to parties tied to the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) hypersonics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), and military electronics programs. 

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Export Enforcement published new resources for the academic community: a compliance note on voluntary self-disclosure trends and a compendium of export compliance resources. These resources align with BIS’s ongoing commitment to support academic institutions in their efforts to comply with export controls.