BIS Denies Export Privileges for Florida Man Convicted of Illicitly Selling Defense Technology

The Bureau of Industry and Security is denying the export privileges of a Florida man who in 2013 was convicted for exporting two LTN-72 inertial navigation units to Turkey without obtaining necessary Commerce Department authorization, BIS announced (here). Junaid Peerani’s export privileges are denied until five years after his Aug. 14, 2013, conviction by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. BIS also ordered a revocation of all licenses in which Peerani had an interest at the time of his conviction.