U.S. company prosecuted for export of sensitive products to Iran

Iran Press News: According to the regime-run news agency, MEHR, a U.S. computer equipment production company was indicted by the U.S. attorney general’s office for exporting equipment to the Islamic Republic.

U.S. Attorney General announced: "Supermicro Computer, based in San Jose has been indicted for breaching security regulations, for exporting equipment that was specifically banned to export to Tehran’s regime.”

Officials from the office of the attorney general, Alberto Gonzales reported that in the years 2001 and 2002 Supermicro Computer exported 300 motherboards to a UAE company which then exported those directly to Iran which lead up to Supermicro Computer being fined $150,000; the company has agreed to pay the fine.

Supermicro computer confessed that in the years 2001 and 2002 approximately $27,600 worth of equipment was exported to Iran; for security purposes the U.S. department of commerce had banned such exports to countries such as Iran. The U.S. department of commerce also noted that in February 2004 with the new export control laws, Supermicro Computer was prohibited from further exports to Iran.