Dutch Citizen Sentenced in NJ Over Iran Shipments

Federal authorities in New Jersey say a citizen of the Netherlands who conspired to ship aircraft parts and other items from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. law is headed to prison.

Fifty-year-old Ulrich Davis received a six-month sentence Tuesday and also was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine. He had previously pleaded guilty to a complaint charging him with conspiracy to defraud the United States.

The U.S. attorney's office says Davis used his position with a freight forwarding company to arrange shipment of the prohibited items, disguising the nature of the shipments by falsifying documents.

It says the shipments included parts for Boeing 747 and C-130 aircraft.

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