Recently, there has been a rise in the number of companies that are accused of violating U.S. export laws. Since 9/11, there has been a significant increase in the regulations and procedures governing the exportation of goods from the U.S. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicated that aggressive prosecution of export violations is a top priority for law enforcement and companies have been fined millions of dollars in civil and criminal penalties. Unfortunately, many of these cases go to trial unnecessarily and have involved increasingly overzealous prosecutors, often working with those who have a political agenda.
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