Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Goods from U.S. to Iran

March 3, 2020

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Associated Press

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  • Turkey
  • United States

Aiden Davidson, also known as Hamed Aliabadi, pleaded guilty in federal court in New Hampshire to willfully evading national security restrictions on transactions with Iran. According to prosecutors, Davidson smuggled more than $100,000 worth of goods including motors, pumps, and valves from the United States to Iran between 2016 and 2017. He was the manager of U.S.-based Golden Gate International and used that company and a Turkish freight forwarder to evade U.S. restrictions. Davidson is scheduled to be sentenced on June 17, 2020.