Order Denying Export Privileges; In the Matter of: Ye Sang “Ivy” Wang, 972 Red Granite Road, Chula Vista, CA 91913, 19058-19059 [2023-06631]
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B. Carrying on negotiations
concerning, or ordering, buying,
receiving, using, selling, delivering,
storing, disposing of, forwarding,
transporting, financing, or otherwise
servicing in any way, any transaction
involving any item exported or to be
exported from the United States that is
subject to the Regulations, or engaging
in any other activity subject to the
Regulations; or
C. Benefitting in any way from any
transaction involving any item exported
or to be exported from the United States
that is subject to the Regulations, or
from any other activity subject to the
Regulations.
Second, no person may, directly or
indirectly, do any of the following:
A. Export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) to or on behalf of the Denied
Person any item subject to the
Regulations;
B. Take any action that facilitates the
acquisition or attempted acquisition by
the Denied Person of the ownership,
possession, or control of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States, including financing or other
support activities related to a
transaction whereby the Denied Person
acquires or attempts to acquire such
ownership, possession or control;
C. Take any action to acquire from or
to facilitate the acquisition or attempted
acquisition from the Denied Person of
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been exported from the United
States;
D. Obtain from the Denied Person in
the United States any item subject to the
Regulations with knowledge or reason
to know that the item will be, or is
intended to be, exported from the
United States; or
E. Engage in any transaction to service
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been or will be exported from the
United States and which is owned,
possessed or controlled by the Denied
Person, or service any item, of whatever
origin, that is owned, possessed or
controlled by the Denied Person if such
service involves the use of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States. For purposes of this paragraph,
servicing means installation,
maintenance, repair, modification or
testing.
Third, pursuant to Section 1760(e) of
ECRA and Sections 766.23 and 766.25
of the Regulations, any other person,
firm, corporation, or business
organization related to Alonso by
ownership, control, position of
responsibility, affiliation, or other
connection in the conduct of trade or
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business may also be made subject to
the provisions of this Order in order to
prevent evasion of this Order.
Fourth, in accordance with Part 756 of
the Regulations, Alonso may file an
appeal of this Order with the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Industry and
Security. The appeal must be filed
within 45 days from the date of this
Order and must comply with the
provisions of Part 756 of the
Regulations.
Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be
delivered to Alonso and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until January 13, 2029.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2023–06635 Filed 3–29–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Order Denying Export Privileges; In the
Matter of: Ye Sang ‘‘Ivy’’ Wang, 972
Red Granite Road, Chula Vista, CA
91913
On December 21, 2021, in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District
of California, Ye Sang ‘‘Ivy’’ Wang
(‘‘Wang’’) was convicted of violating 18
U.S.C. 371. Specifically, Wang was
convicted of conspiring to willfully
export from the United States to China,
controlled military equipment and
supplies for profit, without the required
licenses. As a result of her conviction,
the Court sentenced Wang to 30 months
of confinement, three years of
supervised release, $100 special
assessment, and a $20,000 criminal
fine.Pursuant to Section 1760(e) of the
Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’),1
the export privileges of any person who
has been convicted of certain offenses,
including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C.
371, may be denied for a period of up
to ten (10) years from the date of his/her
conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e). In
addition, any Bureau of Industry and
Security (‘‘BIS’’) licenses or other
authorizations issued under ECRA, in
which the person had an interest at the
time of the conviction, may be revoked.
Id.
BIS received notice of Wang’s
conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 371.
As provided in Section 766.25 of the
Export Administration Regulations
1 ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, as part
of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and as
amended is codified at 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852.
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(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS
provided notice and opportunity for
Wang to make a written submission to
BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has received
and considered a written submission
from Wang.
Based upon my review of the record,
including Wang’s submission, and
consultations with BIS’s Office of
Exporter Services, including its
Director, and the facts available to BIS,
I have decided to deny Wang’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of 10 years from the date of
Wang’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
Wang had an interest at the time of her
conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
December 21, 2031, Ye Sang ‘‘Ivy’’
Wang, with a last known address of 972
Red Granite Road, Chula Vista, CA
91913, and when acting for or on her
behalf, her successors, assigns,
employees, agents or representatives
(‘‘the Denied Person’’), may not directly
or indirectly participate in any way in
any transaction involving any
commodity, software or technology
(hereinafter collectively referred to as
‘‘item’’) exported or to be exported from
the United States that is subject to the
Regulations, including, but not limited
to:
A. Applying for, obtaining, or using
any license, license exception, or export
control document;
B. Carrying on negotiations
concerning, or ordering, buying,
receiving, using, selling, delivering,
storing, disposing of, forwarding,
transporting, financing, or otherwise
servicing in any way, any transaction
involving any item exported or to be
exported from the United States that is
subject to the Regulations, or engaging
in any other activity subject to the
Regulations; or
C. Benefitting in any way from any
transaction involving any item exported
or to be exported from the United States
that is subject to the Regulations, or
from any other activity subject to the
Regulations.
Second, no person may, directly or
indirectly, do any of the following:
A. Export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) to or on behalf of the Denied
Person any item subject to the
Regulations;
2 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730–
774 (2022).
3 The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is
the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders
pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR
73411, November 18, 2020).
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B. Take any action that facilitates the
acquisition or attempted acquisition by
the Denied Person of the ownership,
possession, or control of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States, including financing or other
support activities related to a
transaction whereby the Denied Person
acquires or attempts to acquire such
ownership, possession or control;
C. Take any action to acquire from or
to facilitate the acquisition or attempted
acquisition from the Denied Person of
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been exported from the United
States;
D. Obtain from the Denied Person in
the United States any item subject to the
Regulations with knowledge or reason
to know that the item will be, or is
intended to be, exported from the
United States; or
E. Engage in any transaction to service
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been or will be exported from the
United States and which is owned,
possessed or controlled by the Denied
Person, or service any item, of whatever
origin, that is owned, possessed or
controlled by the Denied Person if such
service involves the use of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States. For purposes of this paragraph,
servicing means installation,
maintenance, repair, modification or
testing.
Third, pursuant to section 1760(e) of
ECRA and sections 766.23 and 766.25 of
the Regulations, any other person, firm,
corporation, or business organization
related to Wang by ownership, control,
position of responsibility, affiliation, or
other connection in the conduct of trade
or business may also be made subject to
the provisions of this Order in order to
prevent evasion of this Order.
Fourth, in accordance with part 756 of
the Regulations, Wang may file an
appeal of this Order with the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Industry and
Security. The appeal must be filed
within 45 days from the date of this
Order and must comply with the
provisions of part 756 of the
Regulations.
Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be
delivered to Wang and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until December 21, 2031.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Mario Ramirez-Rios,
3724 Magali Circle, Brownsville, Texas
78521
Order Denying Export Privileges
On October 23, 2020, in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District
of Texas, Mario Ramirez-Rios
(‘‘Ramirez-Rios’’) was convicted of
violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically,
Ramirez-Rios was convicted of
attempted smuggling from the United
States to Mexico: 3,280 rounds of 7.62
x 39mm ammunition and 200 rounds of
9mm ammunition, items designated as
defense articles on the United States
Munitions List without the required
license or written approval. As a result
of his conviction, the Court sentenced
Ramirez-Rios to 46 months of
confinement with credit for time served
and a $100 special assessment.
Pursuant to Section 1760(e) of the
Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’), 1
the export privileges of any person who
has been convicted of certain offenses,
including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C.
554, may be denied for a period of up
to ten (10) years from the date of his/her
conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e). In
addition, any Bureau of Industry and
Security (‘‘BIS’’) licenses or other
authorizations issued under ECRA, in
which the person had an interest at the
time of the conviction, may be revoked.
Id.
BIS received notice of Ramirez-Rios’s
conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 554.
As provided in Section 766.25 of the
Export Administration Regulations
(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS
provided notice and opportunity for
Ramirez-Rios to make a written
submission to BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS
has not received a written submission
from Ramirez-Rios.
Based upon my review of the record
and consultations with BIS’s Office of
Exporter Services, including its
Director, and the facts available to BIS,
I have decided to deny Ramirez-Rios’s
export privileges under the Regulations
for a period of 10 years from the date of
Ramirez-Rios’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
1 ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, as part
of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and as
amended is codified at 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852.
2 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730–
774 (2022).
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Ramirez-Rios had an interest at the time
of his conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
October 23, 2030, Mario Ramirez-Rios,
with a last known address of 3724
Magali Circle, Brownsville, Texas
78521, and when acting for or on his
behalf, his successors, assigns,
employees, agents or representatives
(‘‘the Denied Person’’), may not directly
or indirectly participate in any way in
any transaction involving any
commodity, software or technology
(hereinafter collectively referred to as
‘‘item’’) exported or to be exported from
the United States that is subject to the
Regulations, including, but not limited
to:
A. Applying for, obtaining, or using
any license, license exception, or export
control document;
B. Carrying on negotiations
concerning, or ordering, buying,
receiving, using, selling, delivering,
storing, disposing of, forwarding,
transporting, financing, or otherwise
servicing in any way, any transaction
involving any item exported or to be
exported from the United States that is
subject to the Regulations, or engaging
in any other activity subject to the
Regulations; or
C. Benefitting in any way from any
transaction involving any item exported
or to be exported from the United States
that is subject to the Regulations, or
from any other activity subject to the
Regulations.
Second, no person may, directly or
indirectly, do any of the following:
A. Export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) to or on behalf of the Denied
Person any item subject to the
Regulations;
B. Take any action that facilitates the
acquisition or attempted acquisition by
the Denied Person of the ownership,
possession, or control of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States, including financing or other
support activities related to a
transaction whereby the Denied Person
acquires or attempts to acquire such
ownership, possession or control;
C. Take any action to acquire from or
to facilitate the acquisition or attempted
acquisition from the Denied Person of
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been exported from the United
States;
D. Obtain from the Denied Person in
the United States any item subject to the
3 The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is
the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders
pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR
73411, November 18, 2020).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Order Denying Export Privileges; In the Matter of: Ye Sang
``Ivy'' Wang, 972 Red Granite Road, Chula Vista, CA 91913
On December 21, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of California, Ye Sang ``Ivy'' Wang (``Wang'') was convicted
of violating 18 U.S.C. 371. Specifically, Wang was convicted of
conspiring to willfully export from the United States to China,
controlled military equipment and supplies for profit, without the
required licenses. As a result of her conviction, the Court sentenced
Wang to 30 months of confinement, three years of supervised release,
$100 special assessment, and a $20,000 criminal fine.Pursuant to
Section 1760(e) of the Export Control Reform Act (``ECRA''),\1\ the
export privileges of any person who has been convicted of certain
offenses, including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C. 371, may be denied
for a period of up to ten (10) years from the date of his/her
conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e). In addition, any Bureau of Industry and
Security (``BIS'') licenses or other authorizations issued under ECRA,
in which the person had an interest at the time of the conviction, may
be revoked. Id.
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\1\ ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, as part of the John S.
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and
as amended is codified at 50 U.S.C. 4801-4852.
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BIS received notice of Wang's conviction for violating 18 U.S.C.
371. As provided in Section 766.25 of the Export Administration
Regulations (``EAR'' or the ``Regulations''), BIS provided notice and
opportunity for Wang to make a written submission to BIS. 15 CFR
766.25.\2\ BIS has received and considered a written submission from
Wang.
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\2\ The Regulations are currently codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730-774 (2022).
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Based upon my review of the record, including Wang's submission,
and consultations with BIS's Office of Exporter Services, including its
Director, and the facts available to BIS, I have decided to deny Wang's
export privileges under the Regulations for a period of 10 years from
the date of Wang's conviction. The Office of Exporter Services has also
decided to revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which Wang had an interest
at the time of her conviction.\3\
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\3\ The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is the
authorizing official for issuance of denial orders pursuant to
amendments to the Regulations (85 FR 73411, November 18, 2020).
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Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until December 21, 2031, Ye Sang
``Ivy'' Wang, with a last known address of 972 Red Granite Road, Chula
Vista, CA 91913, and when acting for or on her behalf, her successors,
assigns, employees, agents or representatives (``the Denied Person''),
may not directly or indirectly participate in any way in any
transaction involving any commodity, software or technology
(hereinafter collectively referred to as ``item'') exported or to be
exported from the United States that is subject to the Regulations,
including, but not limited to:
A. Applying for, obtaining, or using any license, license
exception, or export control document;
B. Carrying on negotiations concerning, or ordering, buying,
receiving, using, selling, delivering, storing, disposing of,
forwarding, transporting, financing, or otherwise servicing in any way,
any transaction involving any item exported or to be exported from the
United States that is subject to the Regulations, or engaging in any
other activity subject to the Regulations; or
C. Benefitting in any way from any transaction involving any item
exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to
the Regulations, or from any other activity subject to the Regulations.
Second, no person may, directly or indirectly, do any of the
following:
A. Export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) to or on behalf of
the Denied Person any item subject to the Regulations;
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B. Take any action that facilitates the acquisition or attempted
acquisition by the Denied Person of the ownership, possession, or
control of any item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be
exported from the United States, including financing or other support
activities related to a transaction whereby the Denied Person acquires
or attempts to acquire such ownership, possession or control;
C. Take any action to acquire from or to facilitate the acquisition
or attempted acquisition from the Denied Person of any item subject to
the Regulations that has been exported from the United States;
D. Obtain from the Denied Person in the United States any item
subject to the Regulations with knowledge or reason to know that the
item will be, or is intended to be, exported from the United States; or
E. Engage in any transaction to service any item subject to the
Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States
and which is owned, possessed or controlled by the Denied Person, or
service any item, of whatever origin, that is owned, possessed or
controlled by the Denied Person if such service involves the use of any
item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be exported from
the United States. For purposes of this paragraph, servicing means
installation, maintenance, repair, modification or testing.
Third, pursuant to section 1760(e) of ECRA and sections 766.23 and
766.25 of the Regulations, any other person, firm, corporation, or
business organization related to Wang by ownership, control, position
of responsibility, affiliation, or other connection in the conduct of
trade or business may also be made subject to the provisions of this
Order in order to prevent evasion of this Order.
Fourth, in accordance with part 756 of the Regulations, Wang may
file an appeal of this Order with the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Industry and Security. The appeal must be filed within 45 days from the
date of this Order and must comply with the provisions of part 756 of
the Regulations.
Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be delivered to Wang and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect until December 21, 2031.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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