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 On November 15, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Zhifu Lin (“Lin”) was convicted of violating Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778 (2012)). Specifically, Lin knowingly and willfully exported from the United States to China firearms and firearms barrels, including a Beretta 9mm semi-automatic handgun, which were designated as defense articles on the United States Munitions List, without first obtaining the required license or written approval from the State Department. Lin was sentenced 108 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and fined a $200 assessment. 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, license, or order issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706 ); 18 U.S.C. 793 , 794 or 798 ; section 4(b) of the Internal Security Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 783(b) ), or section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778 ).” 15 CFR 766.…