Category: Violations

An Australian man and his company have been charged with several counts of violating the EAR and ITAR (as well as OFAC trade embargoes). The charges point to an alleged scheme to export restricted items from the U.S. to Australia, for transshipment to Iran, in violation of numerous export control regulations. According to the Department…

Sanctions Imposed On ITAR Freight Forwarders Earlier this month, the Department of the Air Force imposed a sanction against six freight forwarding companies who allegedly engaged in anti-trust price-fixing. (UPDATE: That list has now been reduced to five.) As a result, these forwarders are debarred from engaging in government contracts. (And as a result of…

Whoever said freight forwarders weren’t responsible for export compliance? A recent settlement from the BIS seems to point at a new trend in government enforcement of U.S. export regulations. Namely, holding all parties accountable for their actions. Earlier this month, FedEx agreed to pay a $370,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it violated the…

Ever heard of The Parts Guys?  Neither had I.  Now, it seems, the whole world knows about this business and its president, Michael Edward Todd. The Parts Guys, LLC, is a company in Port Orange, Florida, which also operates a warehouse in Macon, Georgia.  (I’m going out on a limb and guessing these guys sell…

The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently imposed a $575,000 civil penalty against TW Metals of Exton, Pennsylvania. The company allegedly exported titanium alloy and aluminum bar to China and Israel without first obtaining export licenses. Both aluminum and titanium alloys are controlled by Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1C202. These alloys require…

BIS recently issued a TDO (temporary denial order) which contained some interesting allegations about “virtual offices” against a company charged with illegal exports to Iran. The order places Anvik Technologies and its owner, Babak Jafarpour, on the Denied Persons List. According to the investigation, Anvik/Jafarpour rented a variety of “virtual office spaces” in places like Chicago and…

PPG Industries recently agreed to fork over $3.75 million in criminal and civil fines to settle charges that it violated export laws under the EAR.  If anyone says the U.S. government is losing interest in enforcing these regulations, you might refer them to this case. The Pittsburgh-based coatings company pled guilty to charges that, in 2006, one…