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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| Name | Reason | Length | Other Penalties | Conviction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas James Fuchs | Convicted of conspiring to sell sanctioned Iranian petroleum/crude oil to a Chinese refinery | 10 years | 10 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and a $3,000 fine | Jan. 16, 2024 |
| Nicholas Hovan | Convicted of conspiring to sell sanctioned Iranian petroleum/crude oil to a Chinese refinery | 10 years | 12 months and one day in prison, two years of supervised release, and a $3,000 fine | Jan. 10, 2024 |
| Robert Thwaites | Convicted of conspiring to sell sanctioned Iranian petroleum/crude oil to a Chinese refinery | 10 years | 10 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and a $3,000 fine | Jan. 10, 2024 |
| Zhenyu Wang | Convicted of conspiring to sell sanctioned Iranian petroleum/crude oil to a Chinese refinery | 10 years | 45 months in prison and three years of supervised release | June 11, 2024 |
| Dali Bagrou | Convicted of conspiring to procure U.S. industrial equipment for transshipment to Russia without a license | 10 years | 51 months in prison with credit for time served, and three years of supervised release | Nov. 10, 2021 |
| Robert Omar Alcantara | Convicted of conspiring to traffic firearms from the U.S. to the Dominican Republic | 10 years | Five years in prison and three years of supervised release | Dec. 21, 2023 |
| Rafael Alejandro Canez | Convicted of smuggling 55 magazines for AR-15 style rifles without a license | 10 years | 35 months in prison and three years of supervised release | March 31, 2023 |
| Cerbando Acosta-Carbajal | Convicted of attempting to smuggle rifles, handguns, magazines and ammunition from the U.S. to Mexico without a license | 10 years | 70 months in prison, with credit for time served and three years of supervised release | June 15, 2022 |
| Pierre Michel Alfred | Convicted of smuggling firearms and ammunition from the U.S. to Haiti | 7 years | Three years of probation | June 15, 2022 |
| Melony Erice | Convicted of participating in a conspiracy to sell technical drawings stolen from the U.S. government to domestic and foreign customers | 5 years | 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release | Sept. 2, 2023 |
| Mark Fitting | Convicted 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 customers | 10 years | 41 months in prison and three years of supervised release | Sept. 29, 2023 |