Iranian National Faces 20 Years for Exports of Industrial Parts & Goods to Iran
The Department of Justice reported the unsealing of charges against Saeed Talebi, an Iranian national arrested July 12 in connection with a scheme to illegally export from the United States to Iran parts and goods designed for use in industrial operations. According to the indictment, on numerous occasions throughout 2011, Talebi and others worked to ship industrial parts and goods from United States-based firms to Dubai, acting through a company identified in the Indictment as “Company-1.” These items were then to be sent to various petrochemical companies located in Iran without the required OFAC export license, DOJ said. In the course of this scheme, Talebi also caused money to be wired to the United States, including over $300,000 sent to a bank account in Manhattan.
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The Indictment charges Talebi with one count of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, together with Executive Orders and United States Treasury regulations, and one count of conspiring to commit money laundering. Each count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, DOJ said.