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BIS Lists Export Suspensions for Illegal Sales of Oil, Industrial Equipment, Drawings, Weapons

The Bureau of Industry and Security on Sept. 24 suspended the export privileges of 11 people after they were convicted of export-related offenses, including illegal shipments involving oil to China, industrial equipment to Russia and the smuggling of guns and ammunition. The suspensions took effect from the date of their convictions.

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NameReasonLengthOther PenaltiesConviction
Nicholas James FuchsConvicted of conspiring to sell sanctioned Iranian petroleum/crude oil to a Chinese refinery10 years10 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and a $3,000 fineJan. 16, 2024
Nicholas HovanConvicted of conspiring to sell sanctioned Iranian petroleum/crude oil to a Chinese refinery10 years12 months and one day in prison, two years of supervised release, and a $3,000 fineJan. 10, 2024
Robert ThwaitesConvicted of conspiring to sell sanctioned Iranian petroleum/crude oil to a Chinese refinery10 years10 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and a $3,000 fineJan. 10, 2024
Zhenyu WangConvicted of conspiring to sell sanctioned Iranian petroleum/crude oil to a Chinese refinery10 years45 months in prison and three years of supervised releaseJune 11, 2024
Dali BagrouConvicted of conspiring to procure U.S. industrial equipment for transshipment to Russia without a license10 years51 months in prison with credit for time served, and three years of supervised releaseNov. 10, 2021
Robert Omar AlcantaraConvicted of conspiring to traffic firearms from the U.S. to the Dominican Republic10 yearsFive years in prison and three years of supervised releaseDec. 21, 2023
Rafael Alejandro CanezConvicted of smuggling 55 magazines for AR-15 style rifles without a license10 years35 months in prison and three years of supervised releaseMarch 31, 2023
Cerbando Acosta-CarbajalConvicted of attempting to smuggle rifles, handguns, magazines and ammunition from the U.S. to Mexico without a license10 years70 months in prison, with credit for time served and three years of supervised releaseJune 15, 2022
Pierre Michel Alfred Convicted of smuggling firearms and ammunition from the U.S. to Haiti7 yearsThree years of probationJune 15, 2022
Melony EriceConvicted of participating in a conspiracy to sell technical drawings stolen from the U.S. government to domestic and foreign customers5 years18 months in prison and three years of supervised releaseSept. 2, 2023
Mark FittingConvicted of using his access to U.S. government databases to download technical drawings without authorization and conspired to sell those drawings to domestic and foreign customers10 years41 months in prison and three years of supervised releaseSept. 29, 2023