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Illegal Arms Export To Sanctioned South Sudan Leads To Prison Sentences
Two men have been sentenced to prison for conspiring to illegally export nearly $4 million worth of military-grade weapons to sanctioned South Sudan, in breach of United States export controls and international arms embargo restrictions. On 6 February 2026, Peter Biar Ajak, 42, of Maryland, was sentenced to 46 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release by United States District Judge Sharad H. Desai in the District of Arizona. His co-defendant, Abraham Chol Ke

OpusDatum
Feb 62 min read


North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Illegally Export Sensitive Technology to China
David C. Bohmerwald, 63, the owner of a Raleigh-based electronics resale business called Components Cooper Inc., pleaded guilty to...

US Department of Justice
Feb 28, 20252 min read


Alabama Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Violating U.S. Sanctions on Iran
Ray Hunt, also known as Abdolrahman Hantoosh, Rahman Hantoosh, and Rahman Natooshas, 71, of Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, has been...

US Department of Justice
Feb 25, 20252 min read


Israeli Freight Forwarder Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Violating Export Restrictions Imposed on Russia
Gal Haimovich, 49, of Israel, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to...

US Department of Justice
Feb 22, 20252 min read


Ohio-Based Supplier of Aircraft Parts and Three Employees Charged for Illicit Export Scheme Involving Russia
Flighttime Enterprises Inc., an American subsidiary of a Russian aircraft parts supplier, along with three of its current and former...

US Department of Justice
Feb 14, 20252 min read


Wisconsin Man Indicted for Selling and Smuggling Firearms to Buyers in Saudi Arabia
A six-count indictment was unsealed today charging Mark John Buschman, 60, of Viroqua, Wisconsin, for allegedly selling firearms and...

US Department of Justice
Feb 4, 20252 min read


Japanese Yakuza Leader Pleads Guilty to Nuclear Materials Trafficking, Narcotics, and Weapons Charges
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan, pleaded guilty in Manhattan, New York, today to conspiring with a network of associates to traffic nuclear...

US Department of Justice
Jan 8, 20255 min read


Canadian National Sentenced to 40 Months for Multimillion-Dollar Export Control Scheme
Defendant Exported Millions of Dollars of Electronics Used by Russia in Missiles and Drones Nikolay Goltsev, 38, of Montreal, Canada, was...

US Department of Justice
Jan 8, 20255 min read


Founder of Iranian Company Arrested for Providing Material Support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and for Scheme to Procure Sensitive U.S. Technology for Use in IRGC Military Drones,
Founder of Iranian Company and his Co-Defendant, an Employee of a U.S. Microelectronics Manufacturer, Also Charged with Violating Export...

US Department of Justice
Dec 16, 20246 min read


Manager of U.S. Freight Forwarding Company Indicted for Circumventing Export Controls
Defendant Facilitated Shipments of Controlled Industrial Equipment to Russia A 12-count indictment was unsealed yesterday charging...

US Department of Justice
Dec 11, 20244 min read


California Man Arrested for Allegedly Exporting Shipments of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Military Items to North Korea
Shenghua Wen, 41, of Ontario, California, was arrested today on a criminal complaint alleging that he exported shipments of firearms,...

US Department of Justice
Dec 3, 20242 min read


Russian National Arrested for Attempting to Illegally Export Aircraft to Russia by Transshipping Through Armenia
Sergey Nechaev, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, was arrested today in the Southern District of Georgia on charges related to the unlawful...

US Department of Justice
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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