Florida Residents Sentenced to Prison for Exporting Dual-Use Aircraft Parts to Syria
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida sentenced three Miami-Dade residents for roles in a conspiracy to illegally export aviation parts to Syria, in violation of U.S. sanctions against the country, the Justice Department announced Dec. 20.…
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The defendants had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by exporting dual-use goods without a license to Syrian Air, a Syrian state entity designated and blocked by Treasury for transporting weapons and ammunition to Syria “in conjunction with” Hezbollah and the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps. U.S. District Court Judge Beth Bloom sentenced both Ali Caby and Arash Caby to two years in prison followed by two years of supervised release, and sentenced Marjan Caby to one year and one day in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Bloom also ordered Arash Caby to pay a $10,000 fine, DOJ said.