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US breaks up Pakistani nuke component smuggling operation
Five Pakistani men are charged with duping 29 U.S. companies into illicitly exporting equipment and components to the blacklisted Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and Advanced…
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Three plead guilty to importing fake Native American jewelry
Importing and selling counterfeit Native American-style jewelry violates the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
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DOJ emphasizes business cooperation for export penalty mitigation
When companies self-disclose wrongdoing to the Justice Department, “the benefits of their cooperation will be concrete and significant,” said Assistant Attorney General John Demers.
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Whistleblower suit alleges Navistar forged military vehicle invoices
A federal judge unsealed a 6-year-old whistleblower suit against Navistar Defense and Navistar International Corp. that seeks at least $1.28 billion in damages over allegedly…
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US citizen charged with assisting North Korea on blockchain
A U.S. man living in Singapore illegally presented technical information at the Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference in April on how North Korea can use…
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Former nuke material transport logistics exec guilty of bribery
Mark Lambert, who served as co-president of nuclear materials transport specialist TLI, will be sentenced by the District Court of Maryland on March 9, 2020.
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US Navy officer, wife face charges of attempted illegal export
False submission of shipment information in the U.S. government’s Automated Export System helps sink scheme to smuggle military-style inflatable boats and engines to China, according…
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Florida-based diving equipment expert charged with illegal exports to Libya
The U.S. Justice Department said Peter Sotis, former owner of Florida-based Add Helium, is accused of smuggling rebreather equipment without an export license to the…
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Third freight-forwarding executive pleads guilty in US price-fixing investigation
Francis Alvarez, who operated a forwarding service in Houston, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine for violating the…
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US to sell North Korean ship, pay proceeds to torture victims’ families
The Wise Honest illegally transported coal on behalf of the North Korean regime from November 2016 to April 2018.
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