Ernest Chornoletskyy, a/k/a Erik Chornoletskyy; Order Denying Export Privileges

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 On August 21, 2013, in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Ernest Chornoletskyy, a/k/a Erik Chornoletskyy (“Chornoletskyy”), was convicted of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 , et seq. (2006 & Supp. IV 2010)) (“IEEPA”). Specifically, Chornoletskyy conspired to willfully export from the United States to Belarus export-controlled items, including L-3 x 200xp Handheld Thermal Imaging Cameras, without first obtaining from the United States Department of Commerce a license or written authorization. Chornoletskyy was sentenced to 15 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $200 assessment and a $3,000 fine. Chornoletskyy is also listed on the U.S. Department of State Debarred List. 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 convicted of a violation of the Export Administration Act (“EAA”), the EAR, or any order, license or authorization issued thereunder; any regulation, ( printed page 16769) license, or order issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. …