Conspired to violate IEEPA and U.S. sanctions against Iran by exporting a gyroscope to Iran

From 2008 through his arrest in 2012, Qiang (Johnson) Hu, a sales manager at MKS Shanghai, conspired with co-workers and others to illegally supply thousands of export-controlled pressure transducers, worth more than $6.5 million, to unauthorized end-users in China, Iran and elsewhere using export licenses fraudulently obtained from the Department of Commerce.

On 71 occasions between 2001 and 2005, MSA exported various safety equipment items from the UAE to Iran without the required licenses.

The alleged violations occurred between May and September 2005 and prior to the July 2006 acquisition of the two subsidiaries by Millipore. OFAC alleged that scientific samples were exported to Iran without an OFAC license.

Between on or about February 18, 2011 and on or about November 14, 2011, MID-SHIP processed five electronic funds transfers, totaling approximately $472,861, that pertained to payments associated with blocked vessels identified on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”), specifically IRISL.

Attempted to illegally export computer emulators to Iran.

2000 payments to persons in targeted countries.

Conspired to violate IEEPA by obtaining high-tech electronic components from American companies for transshipment to Iran.

In 1999 MMT aided and abetted in the export of spare parts for mining machinery items from the US to Iran via Germany without the required license.

From 2007 until 2011, Asefi and Karimiani illegally exported aircraft and aircraft parts from the U.S. to Iran.