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Prosecutors say Jakarta-based aerospace executive Sunarko Kuntjoro supplied Mahan with new and refurbished spare aircraft parts between 2011 and 2018, concealing their actual destination by routing the shipments through front companies in Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. Kuntjoro, the majority owner and president of PT MS Aero Support in Jakarta, falsely claimed that the parts were intended for Indonesian air carriers and suppliers, court filings say;
Mahan allegedly paid some $3 million for the components, which included flight computers, actuators, and collision-avoidance system processors;
“Many of the items listed in the indictment are very basic to the aviation business,” Leighton said. “You can’t fly a modern airplane without them. This shows that US sanctions placed on Iranian entities have had a significant effect on Iran’s ability to sustain business and governmental operations.”;
The indictment says Kuntjoro was assisted by people and companies identified only as “Conspirator A,” “Conspirator B,” Person C,” and “Person D.” The US government has seized $350,000 held by Conspirator B and Company C in accounts at HSBC Bank and Bank of America. Mustafa Oveici, an Iranian citizen and an executive for Mahan Air, is named in the indictment but has not been charged;
Mahan Air did not respond to a request for comment. Quartz was unable to reach Kuntjoro, who does not have a lawyer listed in court records;
Mahan Air was designated an SDN for providing financial, material and technological support to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force;
Also Known As:
Sunarko Kuntjor
Born:
1951
Country:
Indonesia
Address:
United States
Reason for the color:
» Indonesian Citizen and Three Indonesian Companies Charged with Violating U.S. Export Laws and Sanctions Against Iran;
» Indonesian Citizen and Three Indonesian Companies Charged with Violating U.S. Export Laws and Sanctions Against Iran;