From the Associated Press:
MIAMI - Eight people and eight corporations have been charged with illegally shipping to Iran electronic parts that could be used in weapons, including microchips that have been found in improvised explosive devices in Iraq, federal officials said Wednesday.
The defendants, all of whom live outside the U.S., are charged with buying the goods in the United States and then funneling them to Iran through a third country. The defendants lied about the items' ultimate destination and use, officials said.
The items being shipped included global positioning systems as well as other technology that could be used for civilian purposes but also has military applications, such as computer memory, speech recognition technology and timers. Thousands of parts were shipped.
One type of microchip has been found in the triggering systems of IEDs in Iraq. More than 12,000 of part were ordered.
It's almost as if we are at war, and people within our country are trying to kill us.
4 comments:
Really worrying. And for what I see in the news, it hasn't had a lot of publicity, has it?
No, I haven't heard anyone discussing this story at all.
Are they people within our country? It says, "The defendants, all of whom live outside the U.S."
It's a good story, Pastorius. I'm glad you posted it. We can use this kind of thing to press forward the urgency of our message. It's happening right now, right here.
Actually, it seems eight were charged but . . .
16 Foreign Nationals And Corporations Indicted for Illegally Exporting Potential Military And Explosives Components to Iran
Charged in the Superseding Indictment are:
Ali Akbar Yahya, an Iranian national and naturalized British citizen;
F.N. Yaghmaei, a/k/a ” Farrokh Nia Yaghmaei,” an Iranian national;
Mayrow General Trading,
Atlinx Electronics,
Micatic General Trading,
Madjico Micro Electronics, a/k/a “MME,” and
Al-Faris,
all Dubai-based businesses;
Neda Industrial Group, an Iran-based business;
Bahman Ghandi, a/k/a “Brian Ghandi,” an Iranian national;
Farshid Gillardian, a/k/a “Isaac Gillardian,” a/k/a “Isaac Gill,” an Iranian national and a naturalized British citizen;
Kaam Chee Mun, a/k/a “Brian Kaam,” a resident of Malaysia;
Djamshid Nezhad, a/k/a “Reza,” a resident of Germany;
Ahmad Rahzad, a/k/a “Saeb Karim,” an Iranian national;
Majid Seif, a/k/a “Mark Ong,”a/k/a “Matti Chong,” an Iranian national residing in Malaysia;
and
Eco Biochem Sdn BHD and Vast Solution Sdn BHD, Malaysian businesses.
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