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 On September 6, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Eric Nana Kofi Ampong-Coker (“Ampong-Coker”) was convicted of violating 50 U.S.C. 4819 . Specifically, Ampong-Coker was convicted of knowingly and willfully attempting to export one (1) SCCY Industries LL.C., Model CPX-2 9mm handgun; one (1) Mossberg 9mm handgun; one (1) Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun; one (1) FIS Product, Model XD-9 9mm handgun; and one (1) Sarsilmaz (Sar Arms), 9mm ( printed page 598) handgun, which weapons were designated under ECCN 0A501 from the United States to Ghana without the required licenses. As a result of his conviction, the court sentenced Among-Coker to 30 months in prison and two years of supervised release. Pursuant to section 1760(e) of the Export Control Reform Act (“ECRA”), [ 1 ] the export privileges of any person who has been convicted of certain offenses, including, but not limited to, 50 U.S.C. 4819 , may be denied for a period of up to ten (10) years from the date of his/her conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e) . In addition, any Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) licenses or other authorizations issued under ECRA, in which the person had an interest at the time of the conviction, may be revoked. Id. BIS received notice of Ampong-Coker's conviction for violating 50 U.S.C. 4819 . As provided in section 766.25 of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR” or…
Citation: 90 FR 597
