Russia Fuels US Prosecutor Hiring for Tough-to-Find Export Cases

The Justice Department’s planned expansion of export control prosecutions is reinforcing efforts by companies to detect suspicious supply chain activity, although their attorneys are skeptical that enough provable criminal cases exist.

At least 25 new prosecutors will be joining the National Security Division along with the unit’s first chief counsel for corporate enforcement, the department recently announced. The build-up responds to what DOJ leaders say are alarming trends at the intersection of corporate crime and national security. These include reports of Russia’s military relying on US-manufactured technology in its war with Ukraine.

By ratcheting up enforcement from civil penalties to ...