BIS Denies Export Privileges for Arms Export Control Act, International Emergency Economic Powers Act Violations
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) denied export privileges for Andrew O’Donnell (here), Igor Bobel (here) and Mohammed Soroush Mahalaty (here) for up to 10 years of their respective convictions in violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In violation of the AECA, O’Donnell was convicted on Aug. 1, 2011 of aiding and abetting, exporting and attempting to export EOTech Holographic Weapon Sights, a U.S. Munitions List (USML) defense article, from the U.S. to Hong Kong, and VLTOR Modular Upper Receivers, also a USML article, from the U.S. to Japan. O’Donnell did not first obtain authorization from the State Department for the exports. O’Donnell is listed on the State Debarred List.
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In violation of the AECA, Bobel was convicted on May 11, 2012 of knowingly and willfully exporting, attempting to export, and causing to export an L-3 CNVD-T2 and two Night Force NXS 8-32x56, both USML articles, from the U.S. to a European country. Bobel did not first obtain authorization from the State Department for the export. Bobel is also listed on the U.S. Department of State Debarred List. In violation of the IEEPA, Mahalaty was convicted on Oct. 3, 2012 of unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly exporting, selling, and supplying financial services from the U.S. to and in Iran.
(Federal Register 12/19/13)