The Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) has announced a significant expansion of its licensing remit, marking a structural shift in the UK’s export sanctions framework. From 27 April 2026, OTSI will assume responsibility for licensing sanctioned goods and associated ancillary services exported to sanctioned destinations, building on its existing role overseeing standalone services such as professional and business services. This change clarifies the division of re

A Delhi-based businessman has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison by a US court for conspiring to illegally export controlled aviation components from Oregon to Russia, underscoring the continued convergence of export controls, sanctions enforcement and national security priorities. Sanjay Kaushik, 58, was sentenced in Portland, Oregon on 16 January 2026, alongside 36 months of supervised release, after pleading guilty to conspiracy under the Export Control Reform A

The sentencing of Russian national Oleg Sergeyevhich Patsulya to 70 months in prison for orchestrating a sophisticated export control and...

The recent arrest of dual Pakistani-Canadian national Mohammad Jawaid Aziz (also known as Jawaid Aziz Siddiqui and Jay Siddiqui)...

David C. Bohmerwald, 63, the owner of a Raleigh-based electronics resale business called Components Cooper Inc., pleaded guilty to...

On Nov. 20 in the District of Oregon, Sanjay Kaushik, 57, of India, was indicted for conspiring to export controlled aviation components...

Stanislav Romanyuk, 39, was sentenced today for attempting to smuggle a dual-use export-controlled item to Russia.