| I can't seem to find this story elsewhere on Google, and I can't believe we didn't notice it before. Fred? Dan? |
LOS ANGELES - US authorities have charged a man with trying to illegally export sensors that could allegedly be used to make bombs to Iran in violation of a US trade embargo, officials said. Los Angeles resident Mohammad Fazeli, 27, was arrested on March 16 and arraigned Monday in the West Coast city on charges of trying to ship more than 100 Honeywell sensors to Iran. "According to the manufacturer, the sensors, which detect the pressure of liquid or gas, could potentially be used to detonate explosive devices," the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) said in a statement.
| Are we eventually going to reach a tipping point on Paks arrested doing nefarious things in our country that'll lead us to assume they're being tasked by Pak intel? Or will we simply come to the (probably well-founded) conclusion that the inhabitants of Pakland are probably the most lawless bunch on the face of the planet, with the possible exception of Yemen, and that they take that characteristic with them when they emigrate? In either case, will we take the next step, to keeping them the hell out of our country? |
Seems like he's Iranian: LOS ANGELES — A computer technician was charged with attempting to export to Iran more than 100 pressure sensors that could be misused as components in explosive devices, federal authorities said Tuesday. Mohammad Fazeli, 27, pleaded not guilty to the three-count indictment charging him with conspiracy, making false statements, and violating a U.S. embargo prohibiting trade with Iran. Prosecutors allege that Fazeli, a U.S. citizen of Iranian descent, ordered 103 Honeywell sensors from an electronics company in St. Paul, Minn., in September 2004.
Damm computer techs, can't trust any of them. |
The three-count indictment alleges that in September 2004 Fazeli ordered 103 pressure sensors through a website operated by a US electronics company, despite being warned by the firm that he needed a license in order to export the devices. "Despite that, after receiving the parts, Fazeli allegedly attempted to send them to the United Arab Emirates, with the understanding that the devices would ultimately be shipped to Iran," ICE said. The planned shipment allegedly breached the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which since the late 1970s has barred the shipment of technology to Iran's Islamic regime without the express permission of US authorities. "In the wrong hands, components like these pressure sensors could be used to inflict harm upon America or its allies," said Kevin Kozak, deputy special agent in charge for ICE investigations in Los Angeles. |