State Department Rescinds Debarment Stemming From AECA Violation
The State Department rescinded its statutory debarment of Dominick DeQuarto after receiving a reinstatement request, the agency said in a notice released Aug. 22. The agency debarred DeQuarto in 2020 for violating the Arms Export Control Act but determined the debarment should no longer apply after conducting a “thorough review of the circumstances surrounding" his conviction. The State Department determined that DeQuarto has taken “appropriate steps to address the causes of the violations sufficient to warrant rescission of his statutory debarment.”
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The agency noted that its announcement doesn’t also reinstate DeQuarto’s export privileges. The State Department "may not issue a license directly to Dominick DeQuarto except as may be determined on a case-by-case basis after Interagency consultations, a thorough review of the circumstances surrounding the conviction, and a finding that appropriate steps have been taken to mitigate any law enforcement concerns," it said. "Any determination by the Department regarding the reinstatement of export privileges for Dominick DeQuarto will be made in accordance with these statutory and regulatory requirements and will be the subject of a separate notice."