NCRI – A court in Miami on Wednesday sentenced Hassan Saied Keshari, 49, to 17 months in federal prison for conspiring to export aircraft parts to Iran in violation of a U.S. embargo, Reuters reported.
Keshari, an Iranian-American, owner of Kesh Air International, was arrested last June with Florida businessman Traian Bujduveanu. Keshari and Bujduveanu, who owns Orion Aviation Corp. were charged with conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the United States Iran Embargo and the Arms Export Control Act.
According to the authorities, Keshari and Bujduveanu were arranging shipments of U.S.-made military aircraft parts to Iran since 2006, working through an intermediary in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Keshari was denied bail because authorities considered him a flight risk. Although he has been a naturalized U.S. citizen for 30 years and owns properties in US, he is a native of Tehran with an Iranian passport.