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Industry News: Former Soldier Pleads Guilty; Smuggling controlled weapons to China
Wednesday, September 12 2012
North Carolina resident & former Staff Sergeant, Joseph Debose, pled guilty on September 6th in United States District Court specifically for violating the Arms Export Control Act. According to evidence, Debose supplied numerous shipments of firearms to co-conspirators who concealed the weaponry in packages and transported them to distribution companies to be sent to China. The arsenal included semiautomatic handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Debose faces up to 20 years in a US prison.

Authorities originally learned of the scheme after law enforcement in China seized a package holding firearms with deleted serial identification numbers, which had been received from Queens, New York.  U.S. law enforcement officials traveled to China to study the evidence. The arsenal seized by Chinese authorities has been designated by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) on the United States Munitions List (USML), and may not be exported without proper license from the U.S. State Department.  Agents then traced the supply to Debose. He will eventually be added to various U.S. Denied Party Lists and Debarred Party Lists. Until rescinded from the watch list, the denied and debarred parties are restricted from Department of State, United States Munitions List (USML) goods.

For the most current list of denied parties and debarred parties, please contact OCR Services!
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OCR 2012 European Road Show, Just Announced!
Wednesday, April 11 2012
Please join OCR this summer for the 2012 European Road Show on Export Compliance!

Please register here!

Export activity provides immense opportunities for growth, stability and profit. With this opportunity comes risk and it is no secret that one of the largest risks any company faces when trading is compliance. Not only does international and national law & regulation continually shift and change, but stricter supervision and cooperation amongst authorities increases the burden of responsibility for compliance staff. Even brief application or processing delays can mean reduced revenue, profit, lost market share, and strains on valuable trading relationships.

Due to the complexity of modern supply chains, the role of technology continues to be increasingly important in not only supporting the compliance system but streamlining and automating processes. But the financial climate means companies can’t afford to simply throw money at implementing technology, it has to show bottom line returns and in addition any technology needs to be administered by employees who individually contribute to the integrity of the system.

So this poses an interesting question which compliance professionals the world over work daily to solve. How do you effectively manage automated systems, processes and staff, whilst saving money for your company?

Join us at one of our seminars in 2012 where we will explore this challenge in greater depth. Please also join ‘The Export Compliance Group’ on Linkedin and subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates!
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Industry News: U.S. Companies Settle Antiboycott Charges
Wednesday, February 22 2012
The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), Bureau of Industry and Security announced that three U.S. companies have agreed to pay $35,200 USD in penalties stemming from violations of current Export Administration Regulations.

1.) Weiss-Rohlig (Cranford, NJ) has decided to pay a fine of $8,000 USD to settle 2 accusations that it violated antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) alleges that in 2006 in Weiss-Rohlig furnished illegal information regarding the blacklisted status of a cargo vessel. In addition, the company failed to disclose to the DOC a request to engage with a debarred trade practice or boycott.

2.) JAS Forwarding, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) has paid a fine of $19,200 USD to settle 3 allegations regarding EAR violations. The BIS alleges in 2006 JAS Forwarding furnished illegal information in statements claiming that certain goods were not of Israeli origin nor comprised of any Israeli materials.

3.) Rexnord Industries (Milwaukee, WI) has arranged payment of an $ 8,000 USD fine stemming from 5 allegations regarding EAR violations. During the years 2007 through 2009, according to the BIS, Rexnord provided prohibited information in a declaration certifying that items were not of Israeli origin nor contained Israeli materials. On 4 separate occasions Rexnord failed to report to the Department of Commerce (DOC) the receipt of a request to engage in prohibited trade practice. Rexnord voluntarily disclosed the transactions to BIS.
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Mr. Rudolf Cheung Pleads Guilty: Conspiring to Export Department of State Controlled Military Antennae
Thursday, January 26 2012
Mr. Rudolf Cheung pled guilty this week to violating the U.S. Department of State, Arms Export Control Act (AECA). Mr. Cheung, a Massachusetts resident, was found conspiring to illegally export 55 antennae with military application, from the U.S. to Hong Kong and Singapore.

Serving as the head of the R&D at a private antennae manufacturing firm for over 17 years, Cheung has planned and overseen the advancement of antennae made by the firm. The firm manufactures multiple antennae for military use, subject to DOS regulations. Allegedly in June of 2006, a company located in Singapore asked for a quotation for 2 types of antennae from the firm. Both antennas fall under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State and may not be exported without authorization. The firm flagged the order as needing a license and was immediately stopped.

Upon learning that the antennae export was halted, Mr. Cheung admittedly discussed with a co-conspirator a method to export the devices without proper authorization to Singapore. The co-conspirator, who operates in the United States, purchased the antennas from Cheung’s firm. The goods were then later exported illegally to a firm, Corezing in Singapore with Cheung’s knowledge. From July 2006 to September 2007, the conspirator purchased a total of 55 military antennae which were then exported to Corezing in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Mr. Rudolf Cheung faces a max sentence of 5 years in prison as well as a fine of $250,000 USD with a conditional 3 years supervised release. Both parties will be added to the U.S. Denied Party List and Debarred Party List. Until rescinded from the watch list, the denied and debarred parties are prohibited from receiving any EAR controlled goods.

For the most current list of denied parties and debarred parties, please contact OCR Services!
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Fed/Ex Settlement of $370,000 for Export Administration Regulation Violations
Tuesday, January 10 2012
Last week Federal Express has settled for an amount of $370,000 USD resulting from civil charges that the company violated United States' Department of Commerce (DOC) Export Administration Regulations. The Bureau of Industry and Security charged FedEx with 3 sets of allegations:

1.) 06/2006 - Exportation of EAR controlled goods (electronic components) from the U.S. to ‘Mayrow’, located in the U.A.E., Dubai. ‘Mayrow’ is on the U.S. Restricted and Debarred Party / Denied Party list.

2.) 12/2005 - Exportation of aeronautic simulation software to Beihang University (Beijing, People’s Republic of China). The Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is listed as an identified denied trade party (restricted party) by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

3.) 2004 - Exporting controlled printer components to parties in Syria on 3 separate occasions in 2004. This is in violation of the current DOC Export Administration Regulations.

For the most current list of denied parties and debarred parties, please contact OCR Services!
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