Texas U.S. Attorney: Jury Convicts Iranian National for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items
May 07, 2021
May 07, 2021
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release:
In San Antonio, a federal jury convicted Mehrdad Ansari, a 39-year-old Iranian citizen and a resident of the United Arab Emirates and Germany, for scheming to obtain military sensitive parts for Iran in violation of the Iranian Trade Embargo. These parts had dual-use military and civilian capability and could be used in such systems as nuclear weapons, mi . . .
In San Antonio, a federal jury convicted Mehrdad Ansari, a 39-year-old Iranian citizen and a resident of the United Arab Emirates and Germany, for scheming to obtain military sensitive parts for Iran in violation of the Iranian Trade Embargo. These parts had dual-use military and civilian capability and could be used in such systems as nuclear weapons, mi . . .