BIS Denies Export Privileges for Juan Victorian Gimenez Over Attempted Arms Sales to Honduras

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) denied export privileges for Juan Victorian Gimenez for a 10-year period that concludes on March 21, 2022. The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida found Gimenez guilty in 2012 of knowingly and willfully attempting to export AR-15/M-16 firearm barrels, receivers, components, parts and accessories, from the United States to Honduras, without having first obtained a license or written approval from the U.S. Department of State. Gimenez violated the Arms Export Control Act and Export Administration Regulations, according to the decision. Gimenez is currently serving a 63-month prison term. The BIS order also restricts Gimenez's representatives from acting on his behalf in exporting goods.