An Iranian national has been charged with scheming to illegally purchase military aircraft parts for export to his rogue country, the feds announced yesterday.
Alireza Moazami Goudarzi, 28, allegedly e-mailed a US company in 2010 and offered to pay more than market value for civilian aircraft parts in order to evade the ongoing US embargo against Iran.
After the firm contacted the feds, an undercover agent began handling the proposed purchase, along with Goudarzi’s request for other items, including rotor blades for an attack helicopter that can’t be exported without a license from the State Department, according to the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office.
Goudarzi met with the undercover agent last month in Malaysia, where he was busted by local authorities and is awaiting extradition.