U.S. Charges Pair With Export Violations

摘要

A federal grand jury in Washington indicted two men for allegedly seeking to purchase and illegally export U.S.-origin materials to Iran that could be used to "operate and maintain gas centrifuges," according to a July 13 Justice Department press release. The two men are accused of having placed orders in the United States between October 2008 and January 2011 for materials that Iran cannot legally purchase because of sanctions imposed by Washington and the UN Security Council. U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen said in the press release that the indictment "underscores" the commitment to "aggressively enforcing export laws."