IRANIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO EXPORT SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY FROM THE UNITED STATES TO IRAN.
Seyed Amin Ghorashi Sarvestani, an Iranian national, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiring to export satellite technology and hardware to Iran from the USA in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
Here is the information that Ghorashi pled guilty to:
GHORASHI, an Iranian national, was an owner of, and served as a managing director and director of, two related companies based in the United Arab Emirates. In that capacity, he worked with others to export electronic equipment used for satellite communications and data transfer, as well as other goods, from the United States to Iran, without the requisite approval from the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
GHORASHI with others conspired to conceal the true destination of the goods by arranging that items be sent United Arab Emirates.
For more details: press release
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