2060
Overseas Investigations of Export ControlRelated
Cases
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In criminal cases involving violations of United States export
control
laws and related statutes, United States Attorneys' Offices (USAOs) need to
be
aware of the importance of coordinating the overseas aspects of their
investigations with the Criminal Division and the United States Customs
Service
(Customs). Department of Justice and Customs have longstanding
relationships
with their counterparts overseas and extensive experience in obtaining
foreign
evidence. The failure to fully coordinate contacts with foreign
governments,
particularly where requests for legal assistance and overseas travel are
concerned, can seriously complicate evidence gathering, strain existing
relationships, and have an overall negative effect on United States law
enforcement efforts abroad.
[cited in USAM 9-90.600] | |