BIS Denies Export Privileges for 10 Years for Aiding & Abetting Illegal Export to Iran
The Bureau of Industry and Security issued an order denying the export privileges of Mohammad Reza Vaghari (aka Mitch Vaghari) and a related person in Saamen Company, LLC until June 3, 2021 (10 years from the date of Vaghari’s conviction),…
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and revoking all licenses issued pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act or the Export Administration Regulations. According to BIS, Vaghari was convicted on June 3, 2011 of, among other things, two counts of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by willfully and knowingly aiding and abetting in the illegal export of ultrasonic liquid processors, stimulus isolators, and laboratory equipment to Iran via the United Arab Emirates without obtaining the required Office of Foreign Assets Control approval. Vaghari was sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by three years supervised release and a special assessment of $400