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ATLANTA - Rashad Sargeant has pleaded guilty to unlawfully exporting firearms to Barbados. Together with co-defendant David Johnson, Sargeant shipped at least 30 guns to Barbados after obliterating the serial numbers of the firearms and packing them inside false compartments in boxes.

Allegedly Exported Arms and Ammunition Without Obtaining Export Licenses in Violation of the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Reform Control Act

On January 23, 2020, the Department of Commerce published a final rule in conjunction with a Department of State final rule to revise Categories I (firearms, close assault weapons and combat shotguns), II (guns and armaments), and III (ammunition/ordnance) of the United States Munitions List (USML) and transfer items that no longer warrant...

SAVANNAH, GA: A Georgia company and its owner have admitted guilt in a scheme to evade United States national security laws.

A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging a Canadian national with the unlawful export of laboratory equipment from the United States to Iran, through Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A California man was sentenced today to 63 months, or more than five years, in prison for his role in a scheme to illegally export integrated circuits with military applications to China the required filing of electronic export information. As part of his sentence, the Judge ordered Shih to pay $362,698 in restitution to the IRS and fined him $300,000.

BOSTON – A Turkish national was indicted today in Boston in connection with his scheme to illegally export defense technical data to foreign nationals in Turkey for the fraudulent manufacturing of various United States military parts, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) later determined that some of the parts were substandard and unsuitable for use by the military.

WASHINGTON – On July 19, 2021, Kevin J. Kurland, the Acting Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced an administrative settlement with Alfa Laval US of Richmond, VA (Alfa Laval US) and Alfa Laval Middle East Ltd. of the United Arab Emirates (Alfa Laval Middle East), which includes a civil penalty payment of $215,000. Alfa Laval US and Alfa Laval Middle East, as a condition with the settlement with BIS, also agreed to settle with the U.S.

WASHINGTON – On June 28, 2021, Kevin J. Kurland, Acting Assistant Secretary for Export
Enforcement, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced an
administrative settlement of $200,000 with Patriot 3, Inc. of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The BIS order resolved allegations that Patriot 3, Inc., on or about October 16, 2014, sold and/or
transferred maritime jet boots with underwater propulsion systems (“JetBoots”), items subject to the

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released its 100-day supply chain review of critical industries. As part of the review, the U.S. Department of Commerce conducted an analysis of risks pertaining to each segment of the semiconductor supply chain...