Iranian National Sentenced for Conspiring to Export U.S. Satellite Technology, Hardware to Iran
An Iranian national, Seyed Amin Ghorashi Sarvestani, was sentenced Aug. 14 for conspiring to export goods, including satellite technology and hardware, from the U.S. to Iran, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York said in a press release. Ghorashi was an owner, managing director and director of two related companies based in the United Arab Emirates, where he “worked with others to export electronic equipment used for satellite communications and data transfer, as well as other goods” from the U.S. to Iran. According to the press release, the exports violated the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Statements during the plea proceeding indicated the exports were completed without required approval from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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In order to conceal the true destination of the exported goods, Ghorashi and co-conspirators arranged for the items to be shipped first to the United Arab Emirates and later shipped to Iran. In addition to a prison term of 30 months, Ghorashi was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine and to forfeit $54,000, the press release said.