Freight Forwarder Sentenced to 6 Months for Violating TDO, Shipping to Iran

A former manager of a Netherlands-based freight-forwarding company was sentenced to six months in prison for conspiring to defraud the U.S. by facilitating the illegal export of goods to Iran, said the Justice Department. Ulrich Davis, 50, a Dutch citizen, had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. through the violation of a Bureau of Industry and Security Temporary Denial Order (TDO). According to DoJ, a co-conspirator bought U.S.-origin goods from a New Jersey company, among others, for businesses and governmental agencies of Iran, and Davis and the co-conspirator arranged for their shipment to Iran. The New Jersey company was in the business of reselling chemicals, lubricants, sealants and other products used in the aircraft industry.