Surrey man gets 3.5 years in U.S. jail for conspiring to send tech to Iran
Posted August 22, 2018 2:58 pm.
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BLAINE, Wash. – A Canadian man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison in the United States for conspiring to send restricted high-tech goods to Iran.
The U.S. Justice Department says Iranian-born Ghobad Ghasempour was arrested in March of last year when he entered the country at Blaine, Wash., and pleaded guilty earlier this year.
The 38-year-old from Surrey, B.C., was found to have used front companies in China and a group of co-conspirators to export restricted U.S. technology to Iran between 2011 and 2017.
Authorities say the technology had both military and non-military uses.The items included a microscopic tape measure, parts used in cellphones and missiles, and thermal imaging cameras used in security systems or military drones.
Investigators say the scheme culminated with plans to ship a table used to calibrate military-grade navigation devices, including missile technology.
