In the Matter of: Ihsan Medhat Elashi, a/k/a I. Ash; a/k/a Haydee Herrera; -a/k/a Abdullah Al Nasser; a/k/a/ Samer Suwwan; a/k/a Sammy Elashi, Respondent; Decision and Order

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security [Docket No. 05-BIS-14] In a charging letter filed on July 29, 2005, the Bureau of Industry and Security (”BIS”) alleged that respondent Ihsan Medhat Elashi (“Ihsan”) committed 32 violations of the Export Administration Regulations (Regulations)  [ 1 ] , issued under the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. app. §§ 2401-2420) (the Act). [ 2 ] The charges against Ihsan are as follows: Charge 1 alleges that beginning in or about May 1998 and continuing through in or about February 2002, Ihsan conspired and acted in concert with others, known and unknown, to do or bring about acts that violate the Regulations. The purpose of the conspiracy was to export computer equipment and software, items subject to the Regulations and classified under Export Control Classification Numbers (“ECCN”) 4A994 and 5D002 respectively, from the United States to Syria without the U.S. Department of Commerce licenses required by Section 742.9 of the Regulations, and to export computers and computer accessories to various destinations in violation of orders temporarily denying his export privileges. Charge 2 alleges that on or about August 2, 2000, Ihsan engaged in conduct prohibited by the Regulations by exporting or causing to be exported a computer, an item classified under ECCN 4A994, to Syria without the Department of Commerce license required by Section 742.9 of the…