{"id":2837,"date":"2014-06-20T11:14:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T16:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2014-06-20T11:14:49","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T16:14:49","slug":"dutch-company-charged-exporting-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/06\/20\/dutch-company-charged-exporting-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Company Charged with Exporting to Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BIS-Logo\"<\/a>Dutch Company Charged with Exporting to Iran<\/p>\n

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Export Enforcement (OEE),\u00a0announced that:<\/p>\n

Fokker Services B.V. (“Fokker Services”), a Netherlands-based aerospace services provider, has agreed to a $10.5 million<\/strong> civil settlement agreement in connection with the illegal export and re-export of aircraft parts, technology, and services to Iran and Sudan, both of which are subject to U.S. sanctions, including BIS licensing requirements. The settlement was reached as part of a global settlement involving the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fokker Services was charged with 253 separate violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), including for the export or reexport of items controlled for national security, missile technology and antiterrorism purposes. The charges include transactions involving Iranian military end users and violations of the terms of a temporary denial order in force at the time against Iran Air.<\/p>\n

The investigation found that Fokker Services systematically engaged in activity to avoid detection by U.S. investigators by taking steps to conceal the ultimate destination of the transactions.<\/p>\n

The investigation included the following agencies that occurred between 2005\u00a0and 2010:<\/p>\n