Enterprising businessmen sent to prison for exporting millions of dollars high-end computers to Iran
18 Oct 2012
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Tampa, Florida man was sentenced to four years in prison for exporting
sophisticated, enterprise-level computers and computer-related
accessories to Iran Between 2003-2011, a violation under U.S embargo,
the justice department said.
Mohammad Reza along with co-conspirators routed goods, funds and travel through United Arab Emirates to avoid detection, the department said.
Reza exported $ 14.8 million worth of goods to Iran. The communications between him and the clients were mainly carried out via electronic mail. And most of the emails were coded to mask the communications.
“A Tampa man was sentenced Thursday to four years in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transaction Regulations. He was also ordered to serve one year of supervised release and forfeit $10 million, which was traceable to proceeds from the offense. This sentence resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Export Enforcement”, the summary of the press statement.
Mohammad Reza along with co-conspirators routed goods, funds and travel through United Arab Emirates to avoid detection, the department said.
Reza exported $ 14.8 million worth of goods to Iran. The communications between him and the clients were mainly carried out via electronic mail. And most of the emails were coded to mask the communications.
“A Tampa man was sentenced Thursday to four years in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transaction Regulations. He was also ordered to serve one year of supervised release and forfeit $10 million, which was traceable to proceeds from the offense. This sentence resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Export Enforcement”, the summary of the press statement.
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