February 28, 2010By: Susan Kohn Ross
There was much fanfare in the general press in January concerning Department of Justice’s arrest and indictment of 22 executives and employees of companies that transact business involving military and law-enforcement products....
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February 28, 2010By: Susan Kohn Ross
In a January 2010 Alert, we mentioned the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) indictment of John Warwick of Ports Engineering Consultants Corp. (PECC). For more details and background, click...
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January 24, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Has there been a change in the last year that occurred when we were not looking? In the last week, there have been two big news stories of business persons being arrested to be prosecuted for white collar crimes in the United...
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January 10, 2010By: Susan Kohn Ross
Originally published in the Journal of Commerce -
Customs brokers and importers have long operated under the reasonable care/responsible supervision standards. Exporters and freight forwarders have been required to meet...
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August 23, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment Act, TRADE Act, H.R. 3012, mandates review of all international trade agreements currently in force, establishes new standards and requirements for future trade...
Posted in Agriculture, Anti-Bribery/Anti-Money Laundering, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Border Security Initiatives, Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Dispute Settlement, Food Safety, Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
August 13, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On Augsut 13, 2009, Canada's Minister of Justice announced that the Harper government will impose mandatory jail sentences for white-collar crimes such as fraud. If you are interested in reading the Globe & Mail article,...
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August 09, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
On August 1, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed documents evidencing a settlement against Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc. (NSP) and two of its officers, one current and one former. The charges related to cash...
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June 24, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
A report in "The Age" newspaper today refers to the results of a 3 year investigation by the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) which has uncovered "serious weaknesses" in the security of ports and airports.
The ACC's "Crime in...
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May 17, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
A high ranking Obama Administration official recently identified the four pillars of Obama's trade policy as the multilateral system, enforcing what was negotiated, free trade agreements, and how well does the trading system work...
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April 23, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Trade Lawyers Blog feels it is important to share with readers around the world the case of a Canadian lawyer who engaged in money laundering. The Ontario Court of Appeal increased the sentence handed down and wrote a...
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January 22, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Laptop searches by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection have made the news. Searches by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are quietly occurring. William Leask, an Ontario truck driver, was convicted in Canada in...
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January 09, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
I will be the first one to say that Mr. Jagdish Bhagwati is one of the Masters in Trade. I do not always agree with his positions. I am a big supporter of free trade agreements and he is more pessimistic or cautiously...
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October 08, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On September 26, 2008, Senator Russ Feingold (D. – Wis) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D. – Wash) introduced the Traveller’s Privacy Protection Act of 2008 to place limits on laptop searches at the U.S. border. I have...
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August 01, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Any traveler to the United States should prepare to be without their laptop, cell phone, PDA, Blackberry, iPod, MP3, and other electronic equipment. In addition, any traveler to the United States should make back up copies...
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July 12, 2008By: Susan Kohn Ross
Customs Update: Big issues roil traders
July 2, 2008
By Susan Kohn Ross / The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE©
International traders have for the most part been insulated from a lot of the issues roiling "big...
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