California Man Arrested for Illegal Export of Aircraft Parts

Aug. 14, 2024, 2:08 PM UTC

A California man has been charged with unlawfully exporting aircraft components to Iran in violation of U.S. economic sanctions and other federal laws, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

The DOJ said Jeffrey Chance Nader was arrested on charges claiming he and other associates conspired to purchase and illegally export to Iran four types of aircraft components, totaling nearly three dozen individual pieces, some of which are for use on military aircraft operated by Iran’s armed forces.

The components, however, were detained by a special agent with the Commerce Department, and none were exported from the United States, the DOJ ...

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