Scooter Exports Meant for Iran Result in Prison Sentence

Darus Zehrbach of West Virginia received a six-month prison sentence for making a false statement involving the exportation of electric scooters destined for Iran, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia said in a news release. "In February 2015, Zehrbach received a letter from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, denying his application for a license to export electric scooters to Iran," the Justice Department said. "In June 2016, Zehrbach exported eight electric scooters to the United Arab Emirates, knowing that the scooters would be shipped to Iran." Zehrbach admitted to telling a Commerce Department agent "that a shipment he sent to Iran had originated in China when in fact that shipment originated in the United States."