The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls just handed down a $36 million penalty against BAE Systems, Inc., resolving more than ...

Trade enforcement is no longer limited to customs entry reviews, export license questions, or isolated sanctions screening. Recent actions coming ...

Corporate FCPA enforcement is down, but enforcement involving international business, especially under export controls and economic sanctions, remains active, Thad ...

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April 21, 2026 - On February 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") announced a $252.5 million settlement with Applied Materials Inc. to resolve ...

State department says it has reached administrative settlement with company’s US arm to resolve breaches ...

Trade crimes have emerged as a defining enforcement priority in white collar practice. Export control violations, sanctions evasion, customs and tariff fraud, and smuggling offenses now command an ...

Two-and-a-half years ago, agencies from across the Justice, Commerce, Treasury, and Defense Departments partnered to form the Disruptive Technology Strike Force, with the stated mission “to fiercely ...

BAE Systems has agreed to a $36 million U.S. settlement covering 104 alleged arms-export-control violations by its American subsidiary. Under the State Department’s 36-month consent agreement, BAE ...

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The announcement follows the arrest of two Japanese nationals over alleged smuggling and comes as Beijing tightens oversight of critical minerals Beijing is sharpening the tools it uses to police rare ...

During Lip-Bu Tan’s leadership, Cadence Design Systems pleaded guilty to “conspiracy to commit export control violations,” according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The violations involved ...