Exporter Sentenced to Prison for Shipping Heavy Equipment to Iran in Violation of U.S. Sanctions

January 18, 2024

Publication: 

U.S. Department of Justice

Related Country: 

  • United Arab Emirates

Jalal Hajavi was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release in the United States. In September 2023, Hajavi was found guilty of participating in a scheme to unlawfully export heavy equipment from the United States to Iran by routing the shipments though the United Arab Emirates. Hajavi used his company JSH Heavy Equipment, LLC to acquire items such as bobcats, wheel loaders, and, in one instance, a blasthole drill for Iran.