BIS criminal fines up in 2011

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security conducted investigations in fiscal year 2011 that resulted in the criminal conviction of 39 individuals and businesses, compared to 31 convictions in fiscal year 2010. The agency tallied its fiscal year 2011 convictions in its annual report to Congress. The penalties from these convictions came to $20,214,000 in criminal fines, more than $2.1 million in forfeitures, and more than 572 months in...

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