Erdal Kuyumcu (the head of Global Metallurgy LLC) in New York City has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison for conspiring to send a metallic powder to a steel company in Iran which can be used in missiles. Erdal Kuyumcu was sentenced by a federal court in Brooklyn on Thursday, September 8, 2017. Erdal Kuyumcu conspired to export metallic powder which contains cobalt and nickel without obtaining license according to the Prosecutors and the U.S. Department of Commerce regulates such metals to protect national security.
Source: Viewers Corner News.