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Export Company Executive Pleads Guilty to DOJ Charges for Violating Iranian Sanctions

An Iranian individual pleaded guilty to DOJ charges for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations by conspiring to illegally export gas turbine parts from the United States to Iran.

According to the DOJ, Iranian citizen and President of ETCO FZC Mahin Mojtahedzadeh admitted to working with companies in Canada and Germany to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran. The DOJ charged Ms. Mojtahedzadeh with acquiring turbine parts from United States distributors, sending the parts to Canada and Germany, and then re-shipping them to ETCO FZC customers in Iran.

Ms. Mojtahedzadeh will be sentenced on November 12, 2019. She faces a fine of up to $1 million and 20 years in prison.

Primary Sources

  1. DOJ Release: Export Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Violating U.S. Sanctions against Iran

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Regulated Activities
Sanctions Compliance
Body of Law
Sanctions
Jurisdiction
US - Federal
Impacted Foreign Jurisdiction
Iran
Organization
Other Author Organizations
Sub-Author
DOJ