The AECA provides for criminal penalties of $1 million or ten years for each violation. or both. AECA also authorizes civil penalties of up to $500.000 and debarment from future exports. DDTC has a small enforcement staff (18 in the Office of Defense Trade Compliance) and works with the Defense Security Service and the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) units at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DDTC assists the DHS and the Department of Justice in pursuing criminal investigations and prosecutions. DDTC also coordinates the Blue Lantern enduse monitoring program. in which U.S. embassy officials incountry conduct prelicense checks and postshipment verifications.
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