BIS Denies NC Man's Export Privileges for 10 Years for Smuggling Arms to UK
The Bureau of Industry and Security issued an export denial order prohibiting exports by Steven Neal Greenoe for a period of ten years, and revoking all licenses issued pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act or the Export Administration Regulations.…
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According to the order, Greenoe was convicted of knowingly and willfully exporting and causing to be exported from the U.S. to England firearms which are designated as a defense article on the U.S. Munitions List, without having first obtained a license from the State Department. Greenoe was also convicted of engaging in international travel to deal in firearms without a license. Greenoe, 37, was accused of concealing a total of 63 pistols in his checked luggage and traveling from Raleigh, NC, to the United Kingdom, and was sentenced in January 2012 to 120 months in prison followed by three years supervised release. Department of Justice release on Greenoe’s sentencing is here.