Xiangjiang Qiao, a Chinese national, has been charged with sanctions evasion, money laundering, and bank fraud offenses for allegedly participating in a scheme to provide materials used in the production of weapons of mass destruction to Iran.
According to the Indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court, Xiangjiang Qiao, a/k/a ‘Joe Hansen,’ is an employee of Sinotech Dalian Carbon and Graphite Manufacturing Corporation, a China-based company that is part of a network of Chinese companies involved in the proliferation of WMDs.
Sinotech Dalian was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control in 2014 and added to the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. The company’s inclusion on the SDN List prohibits it from using the U.S. financial system to conduct transactions without authorization from OFAC.
The indictment alleges that Qiao, in his capacity as an employee of Sinotech Dalian, participated in a yearslong scheme to provide isostatic graphite to Iran, a high-tech material used in the nose tips of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Isostatic graphite is a sensitive technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. The Iranian regime has been accused of using such technology to develop its ballistic missile program.
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have been working to dismantle the network of Chinese companies involved in the proliferation of WMDs and to bring to justice those who advance the interests of the Iranian regime.
Xiangjiang Qiao is at large in China and is considered a fugitive by the U.S. authorities.
Defendant: Xiangjiang Qiao
Criminal Charges: Sanctions evasion, money laundering, and bank fraud offenses
City and State: New York
Date: N/A
Sentence/Outcome: At large in China
Dollar amount: N/A
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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