Justice: Attempted Unlawful Exports and Money Laundering in Iran Scheme

Justice: Attempted Unlawful Exports and Money Laundering in Iran Scheme

Justice convicted Brian Assi of violations of IEEPA and the Iran Sanctions for attempting unlawful exports without a license, attempting to smuggle goods, submitting false/misleading export information, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. This is because Assi was attempting to assist in exporting US-made machinery to Iran without licenses.

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