Justice Department Announces First Criminal Cases from Multi-Agency Disruptive Technology Strike Force
The Justice Department has made it clear that it intends to prioritize criminal prosecution of national security cases to prevent hostile nation-states from illegally acquiring sensitive U.S technology. To this end, DOJ created the Disruptive Technology Strike Force (“DTSF”), which is led by both DOJ and the Department of Commerce to disrupt illegal procurement networks. The DTSF reflects DOJ’s hyper-focus on national security crimes, including...