BIS Suspends Export Privileges of 9 People
The Bureau of Industry and Security this week suspended the export privileges of nine people, after eight of them were convicted of illegally exporting guns and ammunition, and one person was convicted of illegally smuggling pumps and engines.
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Aiden Davidson of New Hampshire was convicted July 16, 2020, for smuggling goods, including motors, pumps, valves, displacement pumps and other items, BIS said. The agency said Davidson listed the wrong ultimate consignee of the shipments and was sentenced to 46 months of “confinement,” one year of supervised release and a $200 assessment. BIS suspended Davidson’s export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.
Randy Lew Williams of Oklahoma was convicted March 3, 2021, for illegally exporting Glock 19 gun barrels, slides, a recoil spring assembly, a slide stop lever, a trigger mechanism housing with ejector and a trigger with a trigger bar from the U.S. to Iraq. All the items were controlled under the U.S. Munitions List and required a license. Williams was sentenced to 40 months of “confinement,” two years of supervised release, a $300 assessment and was placed on the State Department’s debarred list. BIS suspended Williams’ export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.
Enrique Reyes-Morales, an inmate in a Pennsylvania federal prison, was convicted Jan. 10, 2022, of illegally smuggling various rifles, shotguns, handguns, a gun suppressor, magazines, ammunition and “miscellaneous weapon accessories” from the U.S. to Mexico. Reyes-Morales was sentenced to four years of “confinement,” three years of supervised release and a $100 assessment. BIS suspended Reyes-Morales’ export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.
Erik Aguero of Texas was convicted July 15, 2021, for illegally smuggling “various” firearms from the U.S. to Mexico controlled under USML Category I. Aguero was sentenced to four years of “confinement” with credit for time served, three years of supervised release, a $100 assessment and a $1,000 criminal fine. BIS suspended Aguero’s export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.
Genovevo Alvarez-Ronquillo, an inmate in a Pennsylvania federal prison, was convicted Oct. 13, 2020, for illegally “receiving, concealing, buying, selling, and facilitating the transportation, concealment, and sale of” firearms from the U.S. to Mexico. Alvarez-Ronquillo was sentenced to 78 months in prison, two years of supervised release and a $2,400 “special assessment.” BIS suspended Alvarez-Ronquillo’s export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.
Gerardo Emmanuel Sifuentes of Texas was convicted Sept. 17, 2020, for illegally smuggling about 5,000 rounds of 7.62 x 39 caliber ammunition, an Anderson Manufacturing AR-15 rifle, and a Beretta 9mm handgun from the U.S. to Mexico. Sifuentes was sentenced to 46 months of “confinement,” three years of supervised release, a $100 “special assessment” and a $250 fine. BIS suspended Sifuentes’s export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.
Jesus Adrian Ramirez of Arizona was convicted Dec. 16, 2020, for illegally smuggling firearms and firearm components, including a magazine, barrels, firearm bolts, bolt springs, firearm gas pistons and an unfinished lower receiver from the U.S. to Mexico. Ramirez was sentenced to 46 months of “confinement” with credit for time served, three years of supervised release and a $100 “special assessment.” BIS suspended Ramirez’s export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.
Joseph Ormond Kirk III of Texas was convicted Oct. 5, 2021, for illegally smuggling “various firearms” from the U.S. to Mexico. Kirk was sentenced to 18 months of “confinement,” two years of supervised release and a $100 assessment. BIS suspended Kirk’s export privileges for five years from the conviction date.
Manuel Alonso Enriquez of Texas was convicted Sept. 17, 2020, for illegally exporting 3,000 rounds of 7.62 x 39 caliber ammunition from the U.S. to Mexico. Enriquez was sentenced to 37 months in prison, three years of supervised release, a $150 criminal fine and a $100 assessment. BIS suspended Enriquez’s export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.