two men arrested for conspiring to send equipment to iran

25/10/2011 15:53 Two Men Arrested For Conspiring to Send Equipment to Iran Page 1 of 2 http://www.adl.org/main_Terrorism/iran_equipment.htm Terrorism Two Men Arrested For Conspiring to Send Equipment to Iran Hassan Saied Keshari pleaded guilty to conspiring to export goods from the U.S. to Iran on January 24, 2009. He was sentenced to 17 months in prison on May 14, 2009. Traian Bujduveanu pleaded guilty to the same conspiracy count on April 2, 2009; he was sentenced to 35 months in prison on June 11, 2009. Posted: June 29, 2008 Two American businessmen have been arrested for conspiring to illegally ship American-made military parts to Iran in violation of a U.S. embargo. Hassan Saied Keshari, 48, and Traian Bujduveanu, 53, both naturalized U.S. citizens from Iran and Romania respectively, were charged on June 23, 2008, in federal court in Miami. The men, both owners of aviation companies in the U.S., allegedly shipped parts for the AH-1 attack helicopter, the CH-53 heavy-lift transport helicopter, and the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet to the United Arab Emirates for resale to Iran after receiving emailed orders directly from Iran requesting the equipment. The sale of military parts to Iran has been a violation of American export law since 1995. In 2007, federal prosecutors reportedly charged at least a dozen businesspeople in the United States with illegally selling military equipment to Iran. In an unrelated case, Jilani Humayun, 60, a Pakistani citizen and permanent legal resident of Long Island, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on June 19, 2008, to illegally exporting parts for F-5 and F-14 military fighter jets to Malaysia which authorities allege may have eventually ended up in Iran. Keshari and Bujduveanu face a maximum of 5 to 20 years in prison if convicted. ADDITIONAL LINKS • Print This Page • E-Mail This to A Friend E-Mail This to A Friend TERRORIST SYMBOLS Terrorist Groups Use Distinct Symbols To Convey Their Ideology And Goals. ACTION CENTER ANTI-SEMITISM CIVIL RIGHTS COMBATING HATE EDUCATION EXTREMISM HISPANIC AFFAIRS HOLOCAUST INTERFAITH INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INTERNET ISRAEL LAW ENFORCEMENT (L.E.A.R.N.) RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SECURITY AWARENESS TERRORISM International Arab/Muslim World United States

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Page 1: Two men arrested for conspiring to send equipment to iran

25/10/2011 15:53Two Men Arrested For Conspiring to Send Equipment to Iran

Page 1 of 2http://www.adl.org/main_Terrorism/iran_equipment.htm

Terrorism

Two Men Arrested For Conspiring to SendEquipment to IranUpdate: Hassan Saied Keshari pleaded guilty to conspiring to export goodsfrom the U.S. to Iran on January 24, 2009. He was sentenced to 17 months inprison on May 14, 2009. Traian Bujduveanu pleaded guilty to the sameconspiracy count on April 2, 2009; he was sentenced to 35 months in prison onJune 11, 2009.

Posted: June 29, 2008

Two American businessmen have been arrested for conspiring to illegallyship American-made military parts to Iran in violation of a U.S. embargo. Hassan Saied Keshari, 48, and Traian Bujduveanu, 53, both naturalizedU.S. citizens from Iran and Romania respectively, were charged on June 23,2008, in federal court in Miami. The men, both owners of aviationcompanies in the U.S., allegedly shipped parts for the AH-1 attackhelicopter, the CH-53 heavy-lift transport helicopter, and the F-14 Tomcatfighter jet to the United Arab Emirates for resale to Iran after receivingemailed orders directly from Iran requesting the equipment. The sale of military parts to Iran has been a violation of American export lawsince 1995. In 2007, federal prosecutors reportedly charged at least a dozenbusinesspeople in the United States with illegally selling military equipmentto Iran. In an unrelated case, Jilani Humayun, 60, a Pakistani citizen and permanentlegal resident of Long Island, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Courtin Manhattan on June 19, 2008, to illegally exporting parts for F-5 and F-14military fighter jets to Malaysia which authorities allege may have eventuallyended up in Iran. Keshari and Bujduveanu face a maximum of 5 to 20 years in prison ifconvicted.

ADDITIONAL LINKS

• Print This Page

• E-Mail This to A Friend

E-Mail This to A Friend

TERRORIST SYMBOLS

Terrorist Groups Use DistinctSymbols To Convey TheirIdeology And Goals.

ACTION CENTER

ANTI-SEMITISM

CIVIL RIGHTS

COMBATING HATE

EDUCATION

EXTREMISM