A 43-year-old business owner in the US has pleaded guilty to exporting
products without a license to Pakistani atomic and space agencies in
violation of US federal laws and faces up to 20 years in prison. Imran Khan,
of North Haven, Connecticut, waived his right to be indicted and
pleaded guilty on June 2 in Hartford federal court to violating US
export law, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut Deirdre Daly
said.
Khan conducted business as Brush Locker Tools or as Kauser Enterprises-USA. When asked by US manufacturers about the end-user for a product, Khan either informed the manufacturer that the product would remain in the US, or he completed an end-user certification indicating that the product would not be exported.
After the products were purchased, they were shipped by the manufacturer to Khan’s North Haven residence or to a business owned by him. The products were then shipped to Pakistan on behalf of either the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) or the National Institute of Lasers and Optronics (NILOP), all of which were listed on the US Department of Commerce Entity List, the Justice Department said in a statement.
“The illegal exportation of sensitive technology to prohibited entities such as PAEC, SUPARCO and NILOP, poses a significant threat to our national security,” said Leigh-Alistair Barzey, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Northeast Field Office. Khan never obtained a license to export any item to the designated entity even though he knew that a license was required prior to export.
Source:-Indianexpress
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Khan conducted business as Brush Locker Tools or as Kauser Enterprises-USA. When asked by US manufacturers about the end-user for a product, Khan either informed the manufacturer that the product would remain in the US, or he completed an end-user certification indicating that the product would not be exported.
After the products were purchased, they were shipped by the manufacturer to Khan’s North Haven residence or to a business owned by him. The products were then shipped to Pakistan on behalf of either the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) or the National Institute of Lasers and Optronics (NILOP), all of which were listed on the US Department of Commerce Entity List, the Justice Department said in a statement.
“The illegal exportation of sensitive technology to prohibited entities such as PAEC, SUPARCO and NILOP, poses a significant threat to our national security,” said Leigh-Alistair Barzey, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Northeast Field Office. Khan never obtained a license to export any item to the designated entity even though he knew that a license was required prior to export.
Source:-Indianexpress
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