BIS Announces Results of Export Control Investigations
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) today issued the following announcements regarding investigations on export control violations:
Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell) has agreed to pay a $36,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it illegally exported chemicals to Mexico. Between December 2001 and February 2002, Honeywell made 12 shipments of hydrogen fluoride to Mexico from its Geismar, Louisiana facility without the required export licenses. Hydrogen fluoride is controlled because it can assist in the development of chemical weapons. BIS stated that Honeywell voluntarily disclosed the violations and cooperated fully with the investigation.
Mahmoud Haghsheno Kashani (also known as Mike Kashani), acting as an officer of Zimex, Inc. in Ontario, Canada, has agreed to a 5-year denial of export privileges to settle charges that he attempted to export U.S.-origin parts to Iran in violation of U.S. export control laws. BIS alleged that Kashani violated the Export Administration Regulations by attempting to export replacement parts for multiple gas analyzers to Iran through Germany and Saudi Arabia.
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