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An Iranian national was extradited and arrived in San Antonio, Texas on March 14th for allegedly exporting sensitive military equipment from the US to Iran, according to the Department of Justice.
Merdad Ansari, 38, is facing federal charges "in connection with a scheme to obtain military sensitive parts for Iran in violation of the Iranian Trade Embargo," Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers said. [H/T Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.]
The parts Ansari exported could be used in "nuclear weapons, missile guidance and development, secure tactical radio communications, offensive electronic warfare, military electronic countermeasures, and radar warning and surveillance systems," the DOJ said.
Ansari, along with Mehrdad Foomanie, his Iranian co-defendant, had been charged in June 2012 "with conspiracy to violate the Iranian Transactions Regulations (ITR), conspiracy to launder money, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.”
A third defendant, Taiwanese citizen Susan Yip, was sentenced to two years in a federal prison in October 2012 after pleading guilty to conspiring to violate the ITR.
The defendants are accused of obtaining or trying to obtain from various global companies, over 105,000 parts valued at around $2.6 million in more than 1,250 transactions from October 9, 2007 to June 15, 2011.
The number of frequent flier points on their credit cards is unknown.
While conducting 599 transactions with 63 different U.S. companies, these idiots, allegedly never notified them these parts were being shipped to Iran or obtained the required U.S. government license to ship the parts to Iran.
If found guilty, Foomani and Ansari face up to only 20 years in federal prison. If the shoe was on the other foot, and these were Americans shipping parts from Iran, they would face up to only one execution each.
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