Which Piper to Pay? LogicaCMG plc Gets Caught Between US and EU Legal Tug-O-War

LogicaCMG, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of U.K.-based LogicaCMG plc, pleaded guilty last Wednesday to violating the U.S. embargo on Cuba. By doing so, the company is violating European Union Laws that prevent it from complying with the US embargo on Cuba. Go figure. Check it out at ExportLawBlog.com.

Nuke Plant Contractor Accused of Taking Plans to Iran 

This hits way too close to home, for me at least – Palo Verde is a nuke plant about 50 miles west of Phoenix. A contractor is accused of taking the plant’s schematics to Iran. He was arrested at the LA airport for violating the trade embargo. Hell of an entrepreneur, though, no? Read it up at the Arizona Republic’s azcentral.com website. 

Talkin’ ITAR– The Basics Relayed At MTC  

Dean Young, facility security officer of Celestica Aerospace Technologies Corp., in his presentation, “ITAR and the Subcontractor,” at the 2007 Military Technologies Conference (MTC; www.miltechconference.com) in Boston shared information with attendees as to how to reduce risks with dealing with ITAR and how to ensure a company’s compliance with International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR).   A good basic refresher for y’all from Military and Electronics Aerospace Online. And.. since it’s Monday – a slow news day in the Export Reg world and  – nearly a full-moon, here’s a report on another ITAR seminar from Australia.  

-Zerbe

Posted on April 30th, 2007 by keeton
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