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How are anti-money laundering, sanctions, export controls, fraud, and national security risks becoming increasingly interconnected in today's digital landscape? This podcast episode explores the evolving challenges facing financial institutions as AI and digital assets transform both illicit activity and detection methods. Industry leaders discuss practical strategies for building effective risk-based compliance programs while navigating cross-border collaboration and changing enforcement expectations.

OFAC sanctioned eight Chinese technology firms for supporting the tracking and surveillance of minority groups in China.

Export control is an interesting field of law enforcement. Every case is international in nature, and often the targets include multinational corporations. As the scale of the company increases so do the number of transactions and their dollar value. Add to that the evergreen tradition of new administrations announcing a refocus on enforcement, which often includes a promise to hold executive management responsible for violative behavior in their remit, but rarely follow through.

The Department of Justice's National Security Division declined to prosecute Robert Bosch GmbH despite alleged re-exports of over $70 million in sensor products to Huawei without required authorizations. What factors led DOJ to forgo criminal charges in this significant export control case, and what does this decision signal about the value of voluntary self-disclosure and cooperation in national security matters?

On August 29, 2019, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted cease-and-desist proceedings against California based Juniper Networks, Inc.

Yesterday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") issued a Withhold Release Order ("WRO") against Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd. ,

The Department of the Treasury OFAC imposed sanctions on the Governor and a senior official of the Central Bank of Iran, and on an Iraqi bank and its Chairman, for allegedly funneling millions of dollars on behalf of...

On June 4, 2026, Crowell Partners Caroline Brown and Anand Sithian hosted the ACSS New York Chapter at the New York office for an in-person panel discussion titled...

On October 23, 2015, the Department of Energy finalized a proposed rule adding contract clauses that list and "recognize" the various export control laws that might be applicable to DOE contracts.

The cost of violating the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and most U.S. trade sanctions programs just got a lot higher. As part of the recent extension of the USA Patriot Act, Congress increased fines for civil violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) from $11,000 to $50,000.

OFAC designated individuals and their procurement networks for supporting multiple Iranian military organizations.

They likely cannot because they can't be seen as being soft on China, nor do they want to be soft on China.

This Order directs executive departments and agencies to enforce final orders of removal (deportation orders), directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure efficient and

It was almost two years ago that President Bush terminated the national emergency with Libya, effectively ending the United States’ longstanding unilateral embargo on that country. While this decision represented a major step forward in the normalization of trade relations between the countries, it did not remove all obstacles to doing business with Libya.

The United States has lifted its arms embargo on Ethiopia, ending a policy that denied ITAR-controlled exports since 2021 due to human rights concerns and humanitarian crisis.

In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on June 11, 2022, the President announced that the U.S. government will be limiting its "bilateral science and technology research cooperation with the Russian government."

A Chicago-based property-casualty insurer and a Swiss insurance company settled separate allegations (see here and here) with OFAC of violating Cuban Assets Control Regulations ("CACR").

Policyholders can include violations of economic sanctions among the laundry list of risks their companies face.