as H.M.H., Inc., located at g16. S. RobertsonlLngeles, Califor:nia.

.uions

2- The eport frour the United States of arms,munitions, and related mllitary cotrtr>onents, and Lhe Lechnologyto build such iteme, is heavily regrur-ated by federar_ statuteaand correspond.ing regruLations .

3. The ArmE Export, Control Act, Title 22, Unit,edgtates code' section 2778 (.AECA';, and, the rnternational Traffiein Arms Regrulatione ("ITAR,) , TitLe 22, Code of FederalRegrulations, part 120, et- seg., authorize the united statesD€part'mcnt, of state's Directorate of Defense Trade controls("DD?C') Eo establish tbe unit,ed states Munitions List, a ca.tal0g

of, dcsigrnated def,ense articlee which are subject to .,qlort

reetrictlons alrd geaerally require an erq)ort license frorn DDTCprj-or to elrport.

4 - E\rsuant to ?itle 22, Cod.e of Federal

Regrulat,ions, Section rzg -3, generalJ.y, a persotr or buginess

entity that enga'ges j.n the bueiness of brokering activitlee withrespect to the manufacture, export, importr or transfer of any

defense article or defense servlce s*bject to the controle of

the rrAR is required to register with the DDTC before conduct.ing

doi"Eg tmslneas

goulevard,, LoE

euch activities. An ;i-ndividrral or business that wiLlfully failsto register with Dlrc and eubeequentry engag.s in brokering

act'ivitiee invorviag rrAR controlr.ed matnrial, viol.tee section

2778 0f the AgcA.

5 ' A pereon or bnrsinese entity that intend,s to

exrlort defenEe articles on che united statee Munitions Li.st, frosr

the llnited StEt,ee, generally, is firEt required to obtain a

licenErs f,rom DDTC. an applicant for an oq>ort r-icenee from the

Depart&art of state mugt tnrthfurry identify in the required.

licenEe a6rylicat.ion and the Non-transfer and use certificate

flled with the state Department the ult,imate and final

deettnation of the goods - called the uend. user.n l(nowingly and

wlLLfully erporting united. States Mrrnitions r,ist parts from the

rlnited states, for whuich a state Depa.rtment e:q)ort license ie

requircd, without first obt,ainlng an export License frorn DDTC iE

a crirairra'l violat.ion of the AEC3' and the ITAR.

5 - co-conspi-rator ADl, who is not, a defendant, herein,

but was charged eleewlrere was living in the united Kingd,om,

doing business as ELectrol'tech rondon Ltd., locat,ed in, Lond,on,

&rgIand, and mainta.ining a freS-ght forr*a.rding address in Athens,

Greece.

ApprTrosAl E4reEglnsl] (poEr-200? rlrDrsr!,lENT

7 ' The 'rr'te. gtates Department of state hascerti'f,led that none of the defend,ants, or any of the co_coaepira'tors, or any of tho bueineEses r_d_sted in paragraph oneherein, ever agrylied for, or received a r.icense from the DDTC to€]qport aay nilitary defenEe itecr frcnr the ftnited states.Further, tlrere ie rp record that any of the aforenentioaeddefendaets, co-cqnslliraeore, or hreineEaes, registered with theDDtc to eng;ag€ in the &nrsi.ness of, eqrcrting united stareslrft:nitione Ligt ( .U. S .l{. L. , ) iteme f rom the United States .

g. Tbe F-4 pbarrtqr II ie a t:urdem, two_seat, twin_eugri*e, all-weetbcr, 3.o*gi-range suSrerson-ic jet intereeptorfight'cr/fighter-bmber origiaally de'elaped for che llnltedgt'eteE by !&Donnel1 Ai-rcraft. rt first entered service in tlreunited gtatee in 1g50. rt wa.E eventually exported to and.

operated. by the armed forces of eLeven (11) ottrer na.t,ions, toinclude: Ira,rr, AuEtralia, Eglpt, Germarry, Greece, Israel, .]apan,South Kore&, gpaia, ?urkey and tlre united, Kingdom.

9. fhe F-S aircraft is a supersonic fighter,

c@iniry adrraacd aeeodlmauic design, engine performance and1ow operating coste naslfactured bY Norch:rrp for the united

st"a,tes Alr Force. 3he F-5 was produced, from Lg64 to L989 and

has b6en op€reted by tbe ac"med f,orceE of approxlrnately thJ.rty-

five (351 otber rrations, to include fren, Greece, rTorda,n, Mexicoand gouth Korea, aeong othera.

lO. fbe F_14 Toseat is a sr4rersonic, twin_engine,trc-saet, varr.qbla*mep wlag f,J-ghter alrcraft. rtre F_r_4 fomcatnrae dovel'pad fes tba (Flit,ed states Navy. The F_14 was firstdeployad Ln 1,9?4 amd Es retired from the U.S. t{avlf,s activefl€€t in 2005. e8 0f 2012, the F-14 r*ae only in eervice yiththe lgLl|{*:lc RapublLc of lra^a Air Force, having been exl}orted toIran in 1976.

r'1- The *aytheon sawk uissile system is a u.s. med,iumra'gie suafaee-to-air nn'egi'e systqn. Tfie Hawk uisei'e system wa.sinitiarly' deeignred to d*strcy aircraft and was later a.da,pted. tod.etroy othsr rrrisei'ee in flight. The Hawk uissile s)rstementered Ers*rice in tbe unitcd statee in r.960. rt was phaoed outof u's' carvice in 2002, but continues to be used by the rs'amicRcprbJ.ic of lren.

L2 ' urrder t'be rnt'ernational. Ernergency Economic povrersAct ( ' 'B&PA'), ?it le 50, unlted statee code, sectians 1707._L?0.7,the Presifurt of the &ited states haE been grar,rted theauthoritY to &a1 with rmusua,l and, extraordinary threats ro trtenaLions'l occr"rity, forelgro trnliry, or ecorrowrlr of the Unitedstate€, wtrQre such an unusuar- a.nd extraordrnary threat h^as its

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€tource in wholer or in substaatial part, outEide the UnitedStates.

Tr 9e8cticrsL3' on llarch 15, 1995, the presr.dent of tbe united

stetes ieEued. &cqcuLive Order No. LzgS?, finding that .the

actio*s and polici-es of the G.,ver.onent of rran constitute anunueus.r and extraord,inary threat to the national security,f,oreignn policy, arrd, econawy of the uaited st*teso and decla.rj.ngna net'ional emelg'scy to deal with that threat. , Executiveor.'er No' L2957, a-8 er.paned and, continued. by &cecutlve orders!to- 12959 and 130s9 and Fresidenti.al sotice of lrarch 10, 2004,was ia effect at a.11 tlnee releva^nt to this grqrerseding

fndictaent.

L4. Gr trtiay 5, 1995, the preeid,ent of the United

states lseued &cesutive order uo. 3-zgsg and lqrosed eeoaomic

sasctLon* ' i.acluding trade reELrictions, a.gainst rran. The

Ekecutive Order prohi.bit,e, anong other thi.ngs, ttre exportatioa,

reerqlofr,ation, ealer o! supply, dj.rectly or ind.irectly, to lran

of arry goode, technol0gy' ox EernriceE froa the uruited stat,es 0r

by a uaited states p€rson. ltre &recutive order ar.eo prrohibito

any trr$Lsection withln th€ it,"ited statea or by any uni-ted, suate€

pGrEon tha.t evades or avoide r of has the purpoge of, evad.ing or

avoidiagr Er,fff prohi.bJ,tion on Lrad€ with rran. on August 17,

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L997, t&e H*aident issued, gxecutive order No. r_3059,

reiteratl-ng and, renewing the previoue trade restrictione, whichcoatirua.'d, €!*d, rcre in ef,fect, at alr. times relewant to thisSulxreeding IndictuenE .

L5' "o

iruplement the restrictions on trade nith rra'

contairsd in tbe &esutive Orders, the oniE,ed States Depa.rtment

of th El*easury, t!:rouglr the office of Foreigirr Assegs control( "oFrc') / iesur*d th€ rranian sanct,ions and Traneactions

Regru}*tlwre (.r?sR') (31 c_F-R. pa.rt, 560). ftre ITSR protribits,

ewl8r other tlri.*ga, the erqrcrt, re_export, sa,le, or supply,

directly or iadirectly, frmr the urited states or by a lrnited,

Sta,teE person wherever located., to Iran or the Goyernment of

rran, or thc financing of euch export, reexport, sar.e, of,

sugrply, cf any grwdls, technology, or genrices wi.thout pflor

author*.sati.ors frm the gecretary of the Treasury. Theee

ragnrlati*re further prohibit, othe reexgrortation frqn a third

cotsltL-y, d.i.rectly or indl.rectly, by a pereon otlrer than a tlnited

ststee rr6r66u' of *rqr gpods, technolog:r, or serrrices that have

besr erryoaed f,ro the BnitEd gtates, if undertaken with

lwladgcr or re*aon to tcnorr that the reexportation is intended

e5:ccifiee.il,Ly for rran or the €overnnrent sf, rran and the

oqrcrtatlosr of such goode , t€clnolaw, or serrrricee from tlle

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proller au*boria&&'iq fwr .b&G Dcl*steen. of state,

CS. Oa sr ab€*rt, Sonrwber 1g, A003, Leib Kohn, d,oiag

bualnsse aa t & H !{asufacturiag, etrbultted a purchaee order to

unit'Gd sta&# @ny #F for five wr.re hanrreeees, p/!.{: Lor7g3g2,

epecifce*lrr dqnSgw ' Gqr uee e€ trx'rt of the gruldanrce ra€Lar of

tbe g& Hl*l*il€ sy.steur.

4G. &, or akr*t *orrenber 2G, 2003, I€ib Kolxl, doing

btrsilrlreo es & e il Enan&rc.turing, faned a doernr,eqat f,rom Btrookl)lrl,

!$cry'soalc to lfflL&d s&atse qlenr #s in concrect,lsrrt corrfir:mirqg

tbet ba undowts(rd trE# t?re wiriag hnrness€E $€rie unitetl steteg

lftnitisrs r,Lst itema Ltllf requlred approvar frm thc Departrnent

of Statc prior to @ql$ frm tb€ Urrj.ted Sta.tes.

47. On or ab€ntt, lt*rch 3, 2OO4, tei_lr Kohn, doing

btrsiaese as L & l{ lrta;rufa.cturing, c&used, the eh::itrret of, t}e firre

wire aarnee# to. e.p.g. in Biqleniw, rsrael rithout, an exporr

licenso bcvi,ng bc@ issrcd fry OmC-

. 48. On or sbout rtranuarlr 19, 2OO4, L6ib Kohn purclu.sed

en audl,o fryuolrEy aryrilifier, p/N: 1g-61105, for the F-s jet,

flght'cr airer6*ft fm ms*bed gEates coqaaay *9, a. cwllasy

locagad ia Gh*6arclr&h, calif,ornia. On tha.t sare dEte, Kohn

aigned a certification of Intended Sale and End uge staremeat

ccrtlfyiag th&t, thc aryllLfier rag for ,U.S. stock."

d9. Orr or ebout !{arcb, 2, 2004, Ireib Fdn, efury

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busLtpee as lfwm, c&u.s€G tbe e&r,iprent of the audlo frequency

aryrlifier te Q.p.s. in Biqrerniaa, rsrael rithout arl exporr

lieeqce bavtsg bscn. iseaed by DpTc.

50. Oa or about FGbr1la'ry z, ZgO4, L€ib K('hn, doing

busisGata,e Xaeoo, Sxrrcbaeed 20 Fngirre Dra.ln FLttings, p/li[: 53-

500d5-3, for the F-{ jet. fighter aircraft frqr lFrited stateE

CryW *XO, a, ccrnpeq/ l-ocated l,n sun vatrJ,ey, Cel"iforni.a.. The

i-|arfel@ €set*,j.M e Ggqrolt c(]ntrsl sta,tes€nt, that in*icatad tbe

aqxl,{{*er rsa,s a t}lLtcd Stataa *rrrlt,*ons List ltesr tha.t could not

be crqror@ ritblat a 1icel*Ee fm the D€Ilar.tfient of state.

, 5l-- On or ebcrtlt llarsh Z, 200{, Leib Kohn, dolng

Inrsj.aesE as NeEco, Gnu66d tlrc €{rort of tlre Errgj.ne Drain

Fittlryre #o Q.,gt.g. la Biqru*rin*r, fsrael nlthout a.n eqrort

l.icensc ftaviqg lcsn isaued bgr DDTC.

52. On or abo{rt. %brruary 2, ZOO4, I€iJr Rohn, doing

Dnreineaa ae Neeco, purchaaed a retor, pl!f: g6dLz, for the F-{

f*gbtcr JF€ e1lr6lm.f,t frm &.i.ted $ttaLeE Cqrany #11. I'lae

irrvoioE si6{tr fhj.tr{l gts.e66 co{qParry #11 contained an eqlort

control sF&t€m€st ladicauiag ehr^t the motor could rlot be

cxportcd rLtbotlt pf,rqtrror aut&orisation frpan the Dctrrertm€at of

State.

53 . &r or alrcrut !{esch 2, ZOO4, Leib Kohn, doingl

lrugLneas *6 t5effi, sbd-1ryred tt!€ E6tor for the F-4 fighter jet

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airert.ft to e.p.s.- in Btnyaina, Israel sittror:t an ex[rort

Iiren* hsvi.ry bGGn igsrffi by the oegaruwrt of stare.

54. Otr or abo*t "*pril 9, 3003, Stf, doing business as

H-n-u-, su&&*tted a F*rcks€ or*r to urdted statee co.apany #11for tro aylindcn q.ae€ebliee, p/tr[: 841?1g, for tt€ F_4 f{ghter

Jet aircraft. That sEnr€ da.te, gI{ elcecuted, an e}q)ort control

8t'at@Gat pruni@ hry t'*d.tad gtated co{ryany *11 confirming tha.t

s?f undcratood tbs,L t&e cyJ.lnder bLocks rere unlted states

lerslttons Liet {tsne rhich requlrd agrprcrnal fronr the Departmrsnt,

of gta,ta prisr to export, frmr tt€ tlntted, state€.

55. 6 of about ApriJ. 28, 2003, gl{ trnrrchseed. txo

cytri&r aegdrl*llce frwr tkited states cowparry *11 for g511.,4t6.

56. Grr or about, liay 3 . 2AA3, SSt shilryed the two

cylir&r ao*@].ics En*' @Hgr a$d e.p-s. i_n Binlzarnina, rsrael

wlthrut, en qport liaeinee havi.ng been issued by DDTC. s?y cauEed

the Fadaral &qrreas rng@t€ational tsay&i.ll to f,a1sely deacribe

the c@e@ts of t&e pckagu' ee npr'utbing parte for repad-r. n

S?. @ or abdrt ltay 29 , 2003, SW, doing bmsl"nees ae

l{'H'il. ' srrhtittcd e, trrurchase orider to tlnleed States compa,ny #LL

for four cabl-e aeeerubli.es, p/H: 140705-1, for the F-4 fighter

jet aircraft.

58 . G or abqrt 'rirne 2, 2003, gw executed an export

contr,oL st^at{mGfll't pnovided by lSnitd gtates ccrqpny #11

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r956 (h)

m{sT sIXgrr or abauf @br 19, ZOLA, tho deferrGerrt EI*ImIg{, GdWt,

a/We Eli st,*s, So w,e' J.lvtng in rerael ard cloing bnrefuaee a,s

e.p.s. &t4., t trIggl€, IBc., p.eD. Ltd., asd, R.s.p. Slnre parte

Ltd-, *itbtn tloa Di,stsict, of Gonnect.icut, ad eleerhere, did

knwiryfy eTt'd ril"Ifra,lly Gr{ftort, reaqrort, a"nd, retra$Ef,cr, or

attcqrt go rc{qqrort, eJad, ratrans€er, or sause to be re€aported,

or risttNtfi3foffed,, €m lgrspl to lraa, via. Ae]rens, Gir<lece, a

Itllit€d Statag origia dcf,ssse art,icl"e, that ie, a. Coastalpt, spcd.

Drive, F/g: 695trd89, far tha F-4c aircraft fighter Jet, ntdch

ltem ie daaigrq*tcd r.s a, dsfaa.se artiele on tlre gsit@d states

lrnrn'ltl"aFs &ii"st'' uit&er.ra beving first orrtained frm the

Departwtrt of stata a vaLid, license or Fritt,en autboriaa.tion f,or

Euch :reecqrort, or retrrutEfer,

IB $J.ol,*&{€n of Titlc 22, t}nited States Code, Sec€ione

2778 (b) (-?) and t??s {c} I ZZ Code

] . zL .L , 123 .1 , 123 .9 , s .d LZ7 .L ;

Code, fbctioo 2.

wxs sE\@r

& €& abqrt lle&r 19, 2oL2, thc dcfendalet gt'Iy&I{t] c[3ItrMI,

a/k/a &li @cn, x*rl> r*s llwi.ng in rslrarBL arid doing bg.siineEe sls

Q.P.S. &td., l f trggt,.S, Inc., p.eD. Ltd., arld R.S.p. Spare parts

of, F*raJ- ReguLat,lms, gect,ions

ad litle 18, t?nLted StareE

2t

Ltd., witlrin tbe Diatrict of connecticut and elsewhere, dld

kn.lrwlqgLy and willfully violate and cause to be violated the

s&[t6dl g{htc* tffisa llDstrgeties with rftrrr by exporting,

ItGGtsFsst&g, 'sa&!,{r!gr, a$tl stsrylying, arrd atteilqrting to export,

:iccslpcrt; orrtl, ed, eqryLy a 8ni.te€, States origin defense

artlcle, t"fint J.s, A Cre$lstslt SIrGgd Drirre, P/$: 69S14SG, for the

r-4C aLrt$*ft fig&e.f Jet, es l.tem deeigne'ted as a defenee

alitl"ctr€ qr *!6 {tatt€d gtatee $trtitions tlst, to l::an, v{a

Athsns, &ece y-ttMrt havlg first obtained the required

auttwts*E,Lsa f]}ffii the ltuSntt&{rnt of T?ea,euay.

Ir vi.olat,iod 6f Ti.t.le 50, Enl"ted gtates Code, Sections

1701-170inr 31 Csd€ of Federal Regiu}ations, SectlonE 550 -2O4,

560.205, E$S, 560.?0l,;, *nd ?itlte 18, Orri.ted States Code, SectLon

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CIOT'N" EIGITT

oa €tr Ebout &,rch 3, 2AL3, tlre deferrdant gr,r]f'Blftt cloHEl{,

ef,t,/* Etri ee&cs, Itb wao ltrv{ng Ln lerael and doing tnreiness as

Q.p.S, 'St€. , f f i€ , Iac. , P. ID. I " td . , a t r td R.s.p. Spare par ts

Ltd., within tbe DLstrict of, Connect,fcut and elsewtrere, did

toouingly a$d wiL1f,u1Ly exglrt, r€{r!ql}ort, and retranEfer, or

4tfetpt tlb rffir3fft, nrd, rrGtratpfer, or e€rttoc to bc rac#ported,

agd rana[&ficrH*s, f,et gssracl to lr&n, via .&tleaa, Gr€ece, e

ulxltGd 8tr*t*e orlgiin dcf,ereee ast,icLe, that is, a seaeor outline,

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AbeoLute Ff&6suFe, Fl!il: 94g4?0_6-1, for the F_14 aireraft

figbtar jei, rtrich itcm ie desigmtd a.e a d€fsase artlcle on

t'h€ &itd,sia,t.are lss.iti@,s ti€t, without hawing first obtainsd

f,rm the Departmant of gtate a valid liccnee or written

authorira,tion for sxrb r6*port or retrangfer.

In violation of Tit,le 22, ttnl,ted gtate, Code, Sect{one

277a (b) (2) and z??g (c) ; 2a codG of, FederaL Regnarations, sEcti,oae

121.L, 1?3.1, 1a3.9, qJqd LAl .L , . and TieJ.e tB, un l ted gtates

Code, Sactioa 2.

c@rT $I!rg

orr or about,.xnreh 3, 2sx3, tlre defesdaat gLryAIIu c5lt{tpf

a/k/a ELt cohs' r*l€ rcs livirlg in leraeJ. and doing bnrsineee a6

Q.P .S . L td . , W&S, Iac . , p .AD. L td . , a ,nd R .S_p . gpa re pe r te

Ltd', vi.tLi-n the District of connecticut a&d eleewfrere, did

knwiqLy aad . illfully vi,oLs,te and, canlse to lre vioratcd tlre

ositad 8t*beg t&€de nq*&ricti<rlae with rran by oq>orting,

r@qtCIrtd-gr s6&l.ir-qg, and elryplyi,ng, a.led atteqlting to erqlort,,

rwilpotrt' sctrl,, *ad, oryryIy a &ib€d gtates orig{n deferrse

articla, tbat, La, a Swgon Attllre, Abao].ut,e preeeure, F/N:

94.94?0-6-1, for tb6 F-X4 aireraf,t, f,igihter Jet, an item

desJ-gmated, aa a dafcnss erticle on the Ekuited. gtaees Munitions

Liet,, to rran, via A,thans, Greece, without, having firet obtained

the requirod authorizat,Lon frsn the Department of Treasury.

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gtatca, purauant to Tj.tle 21, united states code, sectLon853(ple &B incorgnrated by Title 18, United Statee Code, Sectioa982 (b), to aeck f,orf,citure of, arryr other prqperry of ea.iddsfcndant' rp to f,lrc rralue of tbe forfeitable property descrlbed.ab('ve.

rlth Title 19, Uni.ted

Fhrle 32-2(a) , Federal

ALl La &ccordilace

s€ctLon 992 (a) (1) , and

Prrocc&rre.

NggIgTTllT I'ffITP STETES ATI1SRNEY

Statee eode,

Ruleg of Crlurirral

A TRI'g BIIL

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