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The recent sentencing of Israeli freight forwarder Gal Haimovich to two years in federal prison for violations of U.S. export controls serves as a striking example of the aggressive enforcement posture adopted by U.S....more
Upon being sworn in on February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pamela Bondi immediately issued memoranda reorienting national security enforcement resources of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to focus on addressing illegal...more
On February 5, 2025, President Trump's nominee to lead the Justice Department (the "Department"), Pamela Bondi, was confirmed by the Senate to serve as the U.S. Attorney General. Bondi immediately took action to reshape the...more
Enforcement and compliance prognosticators (like myself) continued to push DOJ’s promise to transform sanctions enforcement into the era of “the new FCPA.” While DOJ’s promise to bring about an aggressive corporate...more
We all know what a “core” sanctions violation looks like. The heartland of such misconduct has been described on numerous occasions in OFAC enforcement actions and settlements. In this environment, however, companies have...more
On March 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 6, 2024, issued a Tri-Seal...more
July saw two noteworthy Russia enforcement actions. A Russian national was arrested in Estonia and extradited to the United States after being charged with conspiring to procure U.S.-origin technologies and ammunition on...more
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
You are reading the June 2023 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox. - June saw...more
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
Russia - Former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions on Russia (DOJ) Those involved. Charles McGonigal, former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI...more
You are reading Bass, Berry, & Sims’ new enforcement roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox every month. ...more
IN THIS ISSUE • Anticorruption Developments • Export Control Sanctions and Customs Enforcement • Export Control and Sanctions Developments • Global Investigations Resources • Writing and Speaking Engagements ...more
While DOJ had its biggest year in FCPA enforcement, OFAC quietly had a record year in enforcement. OFAC collected approximately $1.28 billion (yes, with a B) in 26 separate enforcement actions. That is quite an increase...more
• On December 13, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) revised and re-issued its “Export Controls and Sanctions Policy for Business Organizations” (the “Revised Policy”) to “provide greater clarity for companies faced with a...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Former Unaoil Executives Plead Guilty to FCPA Charges - On October 30, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that three former executives from Unaoil, a Monaco-based oil...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Telecommunications Company Fined $12 Million for FCPA Violations - On August 29, 2019, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted ceaseand-desist proceedings against...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matt Miner Delivers Remarks at the American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section Third Global White Collar Crime Institute Conference - On June 27,...more
The Justice Department and the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) are on a roll. Global banks are facing renewed prosecutions, along with aggressive sanctions prosecutions of companies for...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Unseals Indictment of Two More Individuals Connected With PDVSA Corruption Scheme - On February 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of an indictment...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more