Behzad Pourghannad

Participated in a conspiracy to export carbon fiber from the United States to Iran between 2008 and 2013. Pourghannad falsified shipment documents and used front companies to export carbon fiber to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.

Yavuz Cizmeci

Despite having notice of the Temporary Denial Order, Cizmeci facilitated the transfer and re-export of a Boeing 747 to Iran Air. Cizmeci submitted false documents to Turkish authorities claiming the aircraft was bound for Pakistan, when in fact it was destined for Tehran, Iran.

Farhad Jenabfar

Jenabfar concealed the actual end-user by falsely stating to the U.S. exporter that he was contacting it on behalf of a customer located in the United Arab Emirates. Jenabfar subsequently facilitated the shipment of goods from the United Arab Emirates to Iran.

Asim Fareed

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide false statements in regard to the illegal export of goods to Iran. Fareed operated an export business in Somerset, New Jersey and agreed to ship items purchased by customers in Iran and to provide false documentation to the U.S. Department of Commerce for export purposes between 2013 and 2014.

Ahmad Sheikhzadeh

Filed a false income tax return that substantially understated the amount of cash salary Ahmad received from Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (IMUN) and conspired to facilitate the transfer of funds to Iran without the required license from the Treasury Department.