| US House of Representatives reaches deal on USMCA/NAFTA. USTR announces latest round of granted List 3 tariff exclusions . Payment of the 2020 Customs Broker User Fee is due by January 31, 2020. US Court of International Trade allows importer to Constitutionally challenge Section 232 import tariffs on steel and aluminum. France and US threatening tariff war. Ericsson Agrees to Pay Over $1 Billion to Resolve FCPA Case . Russian and Italian nationals, a U.S. citizen, and various companies charged in a conspiracy to evade international trade sanctions . Apple pays $466,919 to settle potential civil liability for dealing with a Slovenian software company on OFAC’s SDN List. Samsung Heavy Industries pays $75 million Foreign Corrupt Practices Act penalty for allegedly bribing Brazilian government officials to secure shipbuilding contracts. Man charged for traveling to North Korea to deliver a presentation and technical advice on technology intended to evade U.S. sanctions. The former president of Transportation Logistics Inc., a Maryland-based transportation company, found guilty of wire fraud and of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for his role in a scheme to bribe an official of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation. The former heads of Chinese companies charged with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. A former senior executive with Alstom, a French power and transportation company, was found guilty under the Foreign Corrupt Practices At, money laundering, and conspiracy for his role in a multi-year, multimillion-dollar foreign bribery and money laundering scheme. CBP issues detention orders against companies suspected of using forced labor. |
