BIS Announces Denial of Export Privileges for Four Export Control Law Violators
The Bureau of Industry and Security is denying export privileges for four individuals for export control law violations, the agency said. BIS denied export privileges for Gerardo Trevino-Moncivais until Oct. 18, 2026, for "causing" the export of several guns and ammunition designated on the U.S. Munitions List (USML) from the U.S. to Mexico; Hunter Perry until July 20, 2021, for "exporting or causing to be exported" to the United Kingdom USML-designated articles including night vision devices and thermal scopes without the required State Department licenses; Joseph Esquiel-Gonzalez until Aug. 30, 2026, for exporting a USML-designated .380-caliber pistol without the required State license; and Papa Faal until May 12, 2026, for exporting semi-automatic rifles from the U.S. to The Gambia without required State Department licenses.
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In addition to the four export denials, BIS has approved a settlement agreement with Saeid Yahya Charkhian barring him from exporting anything from the U.S. through Dec. 21, 2029. Charkhian allegedly provided a false statement in connection with illicitly causing the export from the U.S. to Iran of lithium batteries; zirconium crucibles, which can be used in nuclear material casting; and masking wax, a protective, strippable coating used in electroplating, capping ends of tubing, and sealing ends of electric cables. BIS said all the goods were trans-shipped through the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates en route to Iran. The shipments violated the Export Administration Regulations and Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, BIS said.
(Federal Register 12/28/17)