Iranian Nat'l Sentenced for Trying to Illegally Export Missile Parts to Iran
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued a press release announcing that an Iranian national, Davoud Baniameri, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for trying to illegally export missile components and radio test sets from the U.S. to Iran, via the United Arab Emirates.
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In May 2011, Baniameri pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to export goods and technology to Iran without a license or approval from the Treasury Department, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and one count of attempting to export defense articles on the U.S. Munitions List from the U.S. without a license or approval from State Department, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).
Ultimately, Baniameri, in connection with two other co-defendants, arranged for Marconi radio test kits to be shipped to Dubai for ultimate transshipment to Iran. Baniameri also admitted that he and his co-defendants attempted to purchase connector adaptors for missile systems for export to Iran.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 06/01/11 news, 11060128, for BP summary of Baniameri's guilty plea.)
Justice Department press release is available here.