The Bureau of Industry and Security this week suspended the export privileges of a Texas resident for illegal exports to Mexico. Carlos Francisco Rodriguez was convicted Nov. 3, 2021, after “knowingly and willfully” trying to smuggle from the U.S. to Mexico about 15,923 rounds of ammunition of “assorted calibers,” BIS said. Francisco Rodriguez was sentenced to two years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. BIS suspended his export privileges for seven years from the conviction date.

The Bureau of Industry and Security suspended the export privileges of three people this week, including one person who tried to ship controlled items to an entity on the Entity List.

Two U.S. citizens, Christian Sanon and Frederick Bergmann, were charged with "conspiracy to commit export violations; submitting false and misleading export information; and smuggling ballistic vests from the United States to Haiti," DOJ said. The charges were announced Feb. 14 as part of a larger indictment against individuals involved in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.

The Bureau of Industry and Security this week suspended the export privileges of two Canadian residents after they tried to ship controlled goods without the required licenses.

Kambiz Attar Kashani, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Iran, was sentenced Feb. 9 to 30 months in prison for "conspiring to illegally export U.S. goods and technology to users in Iran, including the Central Bank of Iran, in violation of the International Economic Powers Act," DOJ announced. The Central Bank of Iran has supported designated terrorist organizations, including the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Qods Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, according to the U.S. government.

Vladimir Voronchenko, a Russian citizen and legal permanent resident of the U.S., was charged with participating in a scheme to net over $4 million to maintain four properties in the U.S. owned by sanctioned oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, DOJ announced. Voronchenko also tried to sell two of the properties.

The Bureau of Industry and Security suspended the export privileges of an Illinois resident for illegally exporting controlled equipment to Pakistan, the agency said in an order last week. BIS said Obaidullah Syed was convicted May 17, 2022, of conspiring to export computers, computer systems and “associated equipment” from the U.S. to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission without a Commerce Department license (see 2205200033). Syed was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, one year and one day of supervised release, a $100 assessment and a forfeiture of $247,000. BIS suspended Syed’s export privileges for 10 years from the conviction date.

The Bureau of Industry and Security this week suspended the export privileges of six people for illegally exporting defense items -- from guns and ammunition to night-vision goggles -- to Hong Kong, Iran, Mexico and Ukraine.

The Bureau of Industry and Security last week renewed its temporary denial order for a Venezuela-based cargo airline after saying it continues to try to violate U.S. export restrictions (see 2208030014). BIS said Empresa de Transporte Aereocargo del Sur, also known as Aerocargo del Sur Transportation or Emtrasur, has shown a “blatant disregard for U.S. export controls and the terms of a preexisting TDO.”

The Bureau of Industry and Security suspended the export privileges of two people for illegally exporting guns and ammunition.