In the Matter of: Peter Sotis, Inmate Number: 13640-018, FCI Coleman, P.O. Box 1031, Coleman, FL 33521; Order Denying Export Privileges, 62533-62534 [2023-19681]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Peter Sotis, Inmate
Number: 13640–018, FCI Coleman, P.O.
Box 1031, Coleman, FL 33521; Order
Denying Export Privileges
On January 12, 2022, in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District
of Florida, Peter Sotis (‘‘Sotis’’) was
convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. 371, the
International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.)
(‘‘IEEPA’’) and 18 U.S.C. 554.
Specifically, Sotis was convicted of
conspiring to export, exported and
attempted to export and smuggling four
(4) rEvo III rebreathers from the United
States to Libya without the required
license or written approval. As a result
of his conviction, the Court sentenced
him to 57 months in prison, three years
of supervised release and a $300 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.
371, IEEPA and 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 Sotis
conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 371,
IEEPA and 18 U.S.C. 554. As provided
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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in section 766.25 of the Export
Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or
the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS provided notice
and opportunity for Sotis to make a
written submission to BIS. 15 CFR
766.25.2 BIS received and considered a
written submission from Sotis.
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 Sotis’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of 10 years from the date of
Sotis’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
Sotis had an interest at the time of his
conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
January 12, 2032, Peter Sotis, with a last
known address of Inmate Number:
13640–018, FCI Coleman, P.O. Box
1031, Coleman, FL 33521 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
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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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 Sotis 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, Sotis 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 Sotis and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until January 12, 2032.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Ruben Beltran
Pedroza, Inmate Number: 01225–510,
FCI La Tuna, Federal Correctional
Institution, P.O. Box 3000, Anthony,
NM 88021; Order Denying Export
Privileges
On November 3, 2022, in the U.S.
District Court for the Western District of
Texas, Ruben Beltran Pedroza
(‘‘Pedroza’’) was convicted of violating
18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Pedroza
was convicted of smuggling a Smith &
Wesson M&P Shield .40 pistol, SN:
HDY2067 from the United States to
Mexico. As a result of his conviction,
the Court sentenced Pedroza to 34
months of confinement, with credit for
time served, three years of supervised
release and a $100 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 Pedroza’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
Pedroza to make a written submission to
BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not
received a written submission from
Pedroza.
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 Pedroza’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of five years from the date of
Pedroza’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
Pedroza had an interest at the time of
his conviction.3
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).
3 The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is
the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Peter Sotis, Inmate Number: 13640-018, FCI
Coleman, P.O. Box 1031, Coleman, FL 33521; Order Denying Export
Privileges
On January 12, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Florida, Peter Sotis (``Sotis'') was convicted of violating
18 U.S.C. 371, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701, et seq.) (``IEEPA'') and 18 U.S.C. 554. Specifically,
Sotis was convicted of conspiring to export, exported and attempted to
export and smuggling four (4) rEvo III rebreathers from the United
States to Libya without the required license or written approval. As a
result of his conviction, the Court sentenced him to 57 months in
prison, three years of supervised release and a $300 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.
371, IEEPA and 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.
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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 Sotis conviction for violating 18 U.S.C.
371, IEEPA and 18 U.S.C. 554. As provided
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in section 766.25 of the Export Administration Regulations (``EAR'' or
the ``Regulations''), BIS provided notice and opportunity for Sotis to
make a written submission to BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.\2\ BIS received and
considered a written submission from Sotis.
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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 and consultations with BIS's
Office of Exporter Services, including its Director, and the facts
available to BIS, I have decided to deny Sotis's export privileges
under the Regulations for a period of 10 years from the date of Sotis's
conviction. The Office of Exporter Services has also decided to revoke
any BIS-issued licenses in which Sotis had an interest at the time of
his 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 January 12, 2032, Peter
Sotis, with a last known address of Inmate Number: 13640-018, FCI
Coleman, P.O. Box 1031, Coleman, FL 33521 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 (in-country) 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 Sotis 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, Sotis 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 Sotis and shall
be published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect until January 12, 2032.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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