On June 17, 1997, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Export Administration imposed a $50,000 civil penalty on Dell Computer Corporation for alleged violations of the Export Administration Regulations. “The Department alleged that Dell made three shipments of U.S. origin computer equipment from the United States to Iran without the required U.S. export licenses between March, 1992 and June, 1992. In connection with the exports, the Department also alleged that the company made false and misleading statements of material fact on export control documents.”