Commerce Department, Industry and Security Bureau
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 Order Denying Export Privileges A. Denial of Export Privileges of Mohammad Reza Vaghari On June 3, 2011, in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Mohammad Reza Vaghari, a/k/a Mitch Vaghari (“Vaghari”) was convicted of crimes relating to his participation in illegal business transactions with Iran between 2005 and 2008. Specifically, Vaghari was convicted of two counts of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (2000)) (“IEEPA”) by willfully and knowingly aiding and abetting in the illegal export of ultrasonic liquid processors, stimulus isolators and laboratory equipment to Iran via the United Arab Emirates without obtaining the required Office of Foreign Assets Control approval. Vaghari was also convicted of one count of conspiracy to violate IEEPA ( 18 U.S.C. 371 ) and one count of naturalization fraud stemming from his attempt to procure U.S. citizenship ( 18 U.S.C. 1425 ). Vaghari was sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by three years supervised release and a special assessment of $400. Section 766.25 of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR” or “Regulations”)  [ 1 ] provides, in pertinent part, that “[t]he Director of the Office of Exporter Services, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Export Enforcement, may deny the export privileges of any person who has been convi…
Citation: 77 FR 35351