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An Oklahoma City woman is facing decades in prison after being convicted of various federal crimes related to an international drug trafficking conspiracy.

The Memo signals a significant shift in BIS enforcement policy, as previously companies that filed VSDs could receive partial or total mitigation of civil penalties, but were not penalized if they failed to voluntarily come forward.

On April 18, 2023, Matthew S. Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)...

On April 6, 2023, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) agreed to pay $3.3 million to the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and the Department of the...

In a memorandum published by the Bureau of Industry and Security on April 18, 2023, the Office of Export Enforcement (OEE) announced that it wants to incentivize voluntary self-disclosures (VSDs)...

On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a policy memorandum clarifying the Office of Export Enforcement’s (OEE) policies...

In concert with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) focus on voluntary self-disclosure of corporate misconduct, as well as DOJ’s commitment to addressing sanctions evasion, export control...

In concert with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) focus on voluntary self-disclosure of corporate misconduct, as well as DOJ’s commitment to…

On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) Office of Export Enforcement (“OEE”) released a set of “policy clarifications” in the...

If it’s significant, and you don’t disclose, you can be disadvantaged by non-disclosure being an “aggravating factor,” even if you take prompt actions to fix the problem you disclose.