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Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of conspiracy to unlawfully export goods to Iran via the United Arab Emirates and to defraud the United States; unlawful exports and attempted unlawful export of goods to Iran via the United Arab Emirates (two counts); failure to file electronic export information; and international money laundering (six counts). On September 14, 2023, President Joe Biden granted Kafrani a pardon.
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Conspiracy to unlawfully export goods to Iran via the United Arab Emirates, and to defraud the United States; unlawful exports and attempted unlawful export of goods to Iran via the United Arab Emirates (two counts); failure to file electronic export information; international money laundering (six counts)
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