25/03/2009
Irish Company Charged Over Illegal Trade With Iran
An Irish trading company and three of its officers have been charged with purchasing helicopter engines and other aircraft components from U.S. firms and illegally exporting them to Iran using companies in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.
A 25-count indictment unsealed in federal court in Washington charges the Mac Aviation Group, a company registered in Ireland that brokers aircraft parts and related goods for foreign customers, and three men of buying the components from U.S. companies and sending them to Iran through companies in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.
The defendants are Thomas McGuinn, also known as Tom McGuinn, a 72-year-old citizen and resident of Ireland who is the owner, director and principal officer of Mac Aviation, as well as his son, Sean McGuinn, a 40-year-old citizen and resident of Ireland, who serves as sales/procurement director of MacAviation, and Sean Byrne, who serves as the commercial manager of MacAviation.
The defendants have been charged with two counts each of conspiracy, 19 counts of violating the regulations restricting transactions with Iran and four counts of false statement.
(CD/JM)
A 25-count indictment unsealed in federal court in Washington charges the Mac Aviation Group, a company registered in Ireland that brokers aircraft parts and related goods for foreign customers, and three men of buying the components from U.S. companies and sending them to Iran through companies in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.
The defendants are Thomas McGuinn, also known as Tom McGuinn, a 72-year-old citizen and resident of Ireland who is the owner, director and principal officer of Mac Aviation, as well as his son, Sean McGuinn, a 40-year-old citizen and resident of Ireland, who serves as sales/procurement director of MacAviation, and Sean Byrne, who serves as the commercial manager of MacAviation.
The defendants have been charged with two counts each of conspiracy, 19 counts of violating the regulations restricting transactions with Iran and four counts of false statement.
(CD/JM)
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