Virginia man uses shipping firms to conceal Iranian cargo

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A 72-year-old Virginia man has pleaded guilty to two conspiracies to do business in Iran without obtaining the correct licences or permissions in violation of US sanctions, reports Ventura, California’s gCaptain. US naturalised citizen Behrouz Mokhtari faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for each of the two conspiracy counts and must repay the money and forfeit a US$1.5 million house in California. Mokhtari conspired with others to evade Iranian sanctions by engaging in...

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