Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued press releases regarding various alleged export and antiboycott violations (see press releases for complete details):
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1. BIS Press Releases On Various Alleged Export/Antiboycott Violations
| Company | Alleged Violation | Civil Penalty | Press Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hord Crystal Corporation (RI) | Furnished prohibited information about its business relationships with Israel in violation of the antiboycott regulations | $12,500 | 06/15/05 |
| Erik Kyriacou (NY) | Exported night vision equipment for delivery to Iran without required U.S. government authorization | (a) | 08/08/05 |
| H.D. Sheldon & Company Inc. (NY) | Furnished prohibited information about another company's business relationships with Israel in violation of the antiboycott regulations | $13,500 | 08/08/05 |
| National-Oilwell L.P. (TX) | Furnished prohibited information about its business relationships with Israel in violation of the antiboycott regulations | $3,000 | 08/08/05 |
| BJ Services Company USA, L.P. | Illegally exported chemicals without Commerce Department authorization | $142,4501 | 08/09/05 |
| ExxonMobile Corporation (VA) | Unauthorized reexport of computers and related hardware to Sudan | $49,500 | 08/09/05 |
| Lufthansa German Airlines (GA) | Unlicensed export and attempted unlicensed export to an entity in India on BIS' Entity List | $18,000 | 08/09/05 |
| Valtex International Incorporated (CA) and Vladimir Alexanyan (CA) | Illegal exports of metalized polymide film to China | (b) | 06/15/05 |
(a) sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $8,000 in restitution
(b) Valtex was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay a $250,000 criminal fine. Alexanyan was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay a $12,000 criminal fine. Valtex and Alexanyan had previously agreed to pay administrative penalties of $77,000 and $88,000, respectively.
In addition, this company must perform an audit of its internal compliance program.
These and other BIS press releases are available at www.bis.doc.gov/news/index.htm