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U.S. Senator Urges Investigation of Chinese Autonomous Truck Company
Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has written a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi pushing the Department of Justice to investigate TuSimple Holdings Inc., a Chinese-linked autonomous trucking company located in California, "for potential violations of U.S. export controls, unauthorized transfers of sensitive technology to the People’
U.S. Government Prosecutes Export Control Case on Accelerometers
The U.S. government's "Disruptive Technology Strike Force," an interagency law enforcement strike force co-led by the Departments of Justice and Commerce, is prosecuting a North Carolina businessman they say was attempting to illegally export sensitive technology to China.
False Claims Act Settlement in Customs Duty Evasion Case Involving Chinese Furniture
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Yogibo, a New Hampshire-based furniture seller, agreed to pay $217,832 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to pay customs duties on imports from China.
U.S. Commerce, Justice, State Departments Penalize U.S. Company's Export Violations
A South Carolina company's transfer of technology and metal powder to related entities in China and Germany has led to over US$25 million in penalties being imposed by a number of U.S. government agencies.
U.S. Justice and Commerce Departments Announce Creation of "Disruptive Technology Strike Force"
Last week, the U.S Justice and Commerce Departments announced the launch of the "Disruptive Technology Strike Force," which will ratchet up enforcement of existing laws that are designed to prevent advanced technologies being "acquired or used by nation-state adversaries."
U.S. Justice Department Makes Fraud Arrests for Selling Chinese Rare Earths to Defense Department, Exporting Data
In an announcement yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice described a federal indictment against individual persons and a company accused of sending export-controlled defense-related technical data to China and unlawfully supplying the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) with Chinese-origin rare earth magnets for aviation systems and military items.
Colorado Company/Owner Agree to Pay $625,000 for Alleged False Claims Related to Buy American Act
The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement in a case involving alleged breaches of the Buy American Act, with Chinese manufactured goods used instead of American ones.