Anh Minh Cuong Co Ltd.

HQ Country of Company:
Singapore
Person(s) Involved:
Beng Sun Koh
Country/State of Residence or Citizenship:
Singapore
Agency:
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
Location of Sentencing:
Washington D.C.
Date:
Outcome/Sentencing:
18 months in prison
Description:

On November 1, 2019, Beng Sun Koh, also known as Michael Koh, pled guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in connection with the illegal transshipment of U.S.-origin commodities to Iran via Singapore. Koh, Owner and Director of Anh Minh Cuong Co. Ltd. in Singapore, was directed to use his company to acquire U.S.-origin as chromatograph mass spectrometers and electron capture detectors classified under ECCN 3A999 on behalf of an Iranian national and his Tehran, Iran based company. Koh purchased the requested items from a U.S. company through a distributor located in Singapore. Koh then conspired with the Iranian to transship the goods from Singapore, through a freight forwarder in the United Arab Emirates to Iran without valid OFAC or BIS export license authorization. 

Fine:
Total Fine
$34,000
Total Forefeiture
$23,025
Total Special Assessment
$100
Grand Total
$57,025
Source:
BIS, "Annual report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2020."
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