Calif. Man Faces 20 Years in Prison for Attempt to Export Missile Parts to Iran
A California man pleaded guilty July 26 in U.S. District Court, Chicago, to a felony charge of trying to illegally export missile components from the U.S. to Iran, via the United Arab Emirates. The defendant, Andro Telemi, 42, of Sun…
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Valley, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to export defense articles on the U.S. Munitions List without a license or approval from the U.S. Department of State in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. U.S. District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan set sentencing for Oct. 30. Telemi faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison a $250,000 fine. Telemi, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Iran, also known as "Andre Telimi," and "Andre Telemi," was indicted in December 2009, along with co-defendant Davoud Baniameri, 39, of Woodland Hills, Calif. A superseding indictment in July 2010 charged Baniameri, Telemi and a third defendant, Syed Majid Mousavi, an Iranian citizen living in Iran. (See ITT's Online Archives [Ref.11060128]).