Here is more specific information from a 2013 ICE press release:
The five-count indictment alleges that from November 2009 to present, Saboonchi and Rashti conspired to evade the Iran Trade Embargo by exporting American manufactured industrial goods and services to Iranian businesses. Rashti, located in Iran, had Saboonchi in Maryland create and operate Ace Electric Company for the purpose of obtaining goods to be sent to Iran. Rashti, who operated businesses in Tehran, Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), solicited purchase orders and business from customers in Iran for industrial parts and components manufactured in America, including:
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two cyclone separators, which are used in pipelines to separate impurities such as sand from liquids, for $2,114.53;
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six thermocouples, which are used to measure temperatures of liquids and gasses in industrial applications in the chemical and petrochemical fields, for $1,284;
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10 stainless steel filter elements, which are used primarily in the oil and gas industry and can be used in water plants, hydrocarbon plants and nuclear plants, for $151.53;
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four bypass filters, for $1,911.03;
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three flow meters, which are used primarily in industrial applications to measure the flow of water but could be adjusted to measure other liquids and gasses, for $6,224.88;
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three actuator springs, which are used to control the flow rate of a liquid, for $112.07;
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numerous industrial parts, including hydraulic valves and connectors, for $7,067; and
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liquid pumps and valves, which have oil, gas, energy, aerospace and defense applications, for $2,320.48.
“Maryland Man Convicted Of Exporting To Iran,” The Associated Press, August 11, 2014 (thanks to Bob):
A Maryland man has been convicted on charges of exporting American manufactured industrial products to Iran.
Prosecutors said Monday that a federal grand jury convicted 34-year-old Ali Saboonchi of Parkville after a two-week trial.
Saboonchi conspired with others to export products to Iran in violation of a U.S. trade embargo. Prosecutors say the goods included stainless steel filter elements, which are used primarily in the oil and gas industry, as well as liquid pumps and valves and other industrial parts.
Saboonchi faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for conspiracy and on each of seven additional counts for illegal export to an embargoed country. Sentencing was set for Feb. 2. Telephone messages for attorneys representing Saboonchi were not immediately returned.