Info:
Involved in a conspiracy to illegally export U.S. and Canadian-origin computer numerical control (CNC) machines with nuclear applications to Iran;
Indicted in April 2019, along with Iranian-American dual national Mehdi Hashemi, for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), violating the IEEPA, and related charges; Hashemi pleaded guilty in November 2019 to one count of conspiracy to violate the IEEPA;
From 2015 to 2018, acted as an intermediary between Hashemi and freight forwarders as part of the conspiracy; was allegedly involved in at least four shipments of CNC machines from the United States to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) for transshipment to Iran without the required authorizations; helped Hashemi find Emirati and Iranian freight forwarders to facilitate the shipments; in 2016 and 2017, advised Hashemi on which shipping lines to use and handled bills of lading and invoices on his behalf; in 2017, helped Hashemi falsify documents indicating the U.A.E as the ultimate destination of the CNC machines, whereas the end user was allegedly an Iran-based manufacturing company where Hashemi was an employee;
Remains at-large as of August 2019;
Involved In:
Nuclear Weapon Program
Also Known As:
Feros Khan
Feroskhan
Country:
United Arab Emirates
Reason for the color:
» Man Taken into Custody after Being Charged with Illegally Exporting Prohibited Manufacturing Equipment to Iran – August 20, 2019;