Supplier: Shahrzad Mir Gholikhan
| Exporting Country: |
| United Arab Emirates |
| Company/Individual: |
| Shahrzad Mir Gholikhan |
| Also Known As: |
| Shahrazad Mir Gholikhan Sharzhad Mir Gholakhan Gholikan Farideh Fahimi Faridah Fahimi |
| Program: |
| Military |
| Date of Iran-related Activity: |
| Arrested November 2004 |
| Address: |
| - Iran - United Arab Emirates |
| E-Mail Address: |
Shahrzad@twinsgroup.net |
| Text: |
| Iranian national arrested in Vienna on November 30, 2004 and accused by the Austrian Federal Agency for State Protection and Counter Terrorism of attempting to violate Austrian export control laws; Mahmoud Seif, allegedly Gholikhan's former husband, was also arrested in connection with this attempted transaction; allegedly planned to illegally export 3,000 helmet-mounted, Generation III military night vision systems from the United States through Austria to Iran; allegedly assumed the identity of Farideh Fahimi, an employee working for one of Mahmoud Seif's companies, during the transaction; allegedly indicated that the units were for the Iranian military, and noted direct contacts with the Iranian government; the systems are classified as U.S. Munitions List items and cannot be lawfully exported from the United States without the appropriate export license from the U.S. Department of State; reportedly pled guilty in Austria to one charge of trading defense articles without a license, penalized by 28 days in prison and a fine, and reportedly returned to Iran; on September 13, 2005, a U.S. federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned a five-count indictment against Gholikhan in connection with this transaction, which was superseded by a seven-count indictment on April 3, 2008, and another seven-count indictment on April 24, 2008; charged with violations of United States law involving the exportation of defense articles and money laundering; reportedly surrendered to U.S. authorities in December 2007; convicted in December 2008 of three export violation charges and found not guilty on three related conspiracy charges; sentenced, on March 6, 2009, to imprisonment for 63 months, supervised release for 3 years, and a criminal monetary penalty of $300.00; additional parties implicated in the case include: Hamid Reza Kargar (an Iranian national allegedly d.b.a. Tehran Nara Company), Ms. Shirin Shahrabi, a Mr. Shahkani, Noor Al Fath General Trading Company (Dubai, UAE), and Farideh Fahimi (allegedly an employee of Noor al Fath, in Tehran); reportedly established Twins Group, a television and advertising agency in Dubai; date of birth: September 23, 1977. |
| Date Entered: |
| 6/30/2009 |
| Date Last Modified: |
| 6/30/2009 |