BIS Suspends Export Privileges of 3 People, Including for Illegal Sale to China
The Bureau of Industry and Security this week suspended the export privileges of a California resident for the illegal sale of a controlled defense item to China and two others for illegally exporting firearms to Canada and Mexico.
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Tuqiang Xie of Irvine, California, was convicted March 30, 2022, after “knowingly and willfully engaging in brokering activities” involving the illegal sale of an “eyepiece assembly” to China, BIS said. The agency said Xie was involved in “negotiating and arranging purchases, sales, transfers, export, and import” of the eyepiece assembly, which needed an export license from the State Department. Xie was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, one year of supervised release, a $200 assessment and a $200,027 “preliminary order of forfeiture.” BIS suspended Xie’s export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.
Naomi Natal Haynes, an inmate at an Alabama federal prison, was convicted Jan. 11, 2021, after conspiring to “fraudulently and knowingly” export firearms from the U.S. to Canada without a license, BIS said. Haynes was sentenced to seven years in prison, three years of supervised release, a $200 assessment and $18,240.18 in “restitution.” BIS suspended Haynes’ export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.
Esteban Andres Alexander, an inmate at an Oklahoma federal prison, was convicted March 8, 2022, after conspiring to export firearms and firearm parts from the U.S. to Mexico without a license, BIS said. Alexander was sentenced to 46 months in prison, three years of supervised release, a $10,000 criminal fine and a $100 assessment. BIS suspended Alexander’s export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.