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The title is ridiculous, they didn't simply buy anything from ebay. They emailed dozens of companies to find ones that would buy their lies even after being to

The title is ridiculous, they didn't simply buy anything from ebay. They emailed dozens of companies to find ones that would buy their lies even after being told repeatedly they needed licenses due to sanctions. They gave incorrect serial numbers to hide the fact the machine was in Iran and told people the products were for Iraq and the UAE. The guy in Iran seems to have "accidentally" sent an extra $6000 from a bank in Turkey to have that laundered back to his friend through a check the company sent him as a refund. It's pretty bad and you should read the indictment: https://www.iranwatch.org/sites/default/files/indictment-of-arash-yousefi-jam-amin-yousefi-jam-and-abdollah-momeni-roustani.pdf https://www.iranwatch.org/sites/default/files/indictment-of-...

ironmnn 5y ago
The title is in fact correct, 5 years sentence for some guy who bought "CPU board& servo stuff and other railway parts. The court's decision is ridiculous. This is the response from Momeni, that insist that he was mostly focused on buying and selling regular stuff from eBay and Amazon, that had no dual-use, and he is not under US jurisdiction: https://www.eghtesadonline.com/fa/tiny/news-498359 https://www.eghtesadonline.com/fa/tiny/news-498359 US government can not forbid one from re-exporting goods from another country, citing internal regulations that are based on lies, damned lies! No, procuring railway parts is not a threat for any country's national security. At most, they can stop selling spare parts to one they don't want, although this poses danger to people's life in another country, if you care. Looking at the document, we see interesting stuff. The evidence -if true- comes from unlawfully intercepting emails from several people that are not American, nor live in the US. Probably by hacking or other illegal means. So, even the so-called evidence is disputed.
- detaro 5y ago
  The link is to a press release about them being charged, so it doesn't make sense to talk about a sentence as if it happened.
  - ironmnn 5y ago
    It seems that I can not edit the title. If that's the problem, fix it if you can.

ironmnn 5y ago

The title is in fact correct, 5 years sentence for some guy who bought "CPU board& servo stuff and other railway parts. The court's decision is ridiculous. This is the response from Momeni, that insist that he was mostly focused on buying and selling regular stuff from eBay and Amazon, that had no dual-use, and he is not under US jurisdiction: https://www.eghtesadonline.com/fa/tiny/news-498359 https://www.eghtesadonline.com/fa/tiny/news-498359 US government can not forbid one from re-exporting goods from another country, citing internal regulations that are based on lies, damned lies! No, procuring railway parts is not a threat for any country's national security. At most, they can stop selling spare parts to one they don't want, although this poses danger to people's life in another country, if you care. Looking at the document, we see interesting stuff. The evidence -if true- comes from unlawfully intercepting emails from several people that are not American, nor live in the US. Probably by hacking or other illegal means. So, even the so-called evidence is disputed.

detaro 5y ago
The link is to a press release about them being charged, so it doesn't make sense to talk about a sentence as if it happened.
- ironmnn 5y ago
  It seems that I can not edit the title. If that's the problem, fix it if you can.