Posted on 10/08/2018 8:13:00 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Amazon has admitted it sold goods to a person named on the US government's list of people and entities associated with terrorism.
The company is also under federal investigation for possible violations of US sanctions against Iran The company disclosed the information in their quarterly financial report Friday......
In its July 28 regulatory filing, Amazon also noted it made other sales that could have violated the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, other export-control laws or US sanctions, according to Silicon Beat.
The US Department of the Treasury and the US Department of Commerce is investigating the sales related to Iran and the person or people designated in the executive order, the company said.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Hey, if they’d suspected that it was against the law to sell stuff to terrorists overseas, I’m sure they’d have, well, okay, they’d have still done it, but would express regret later, then keep doing it.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3694877/posts?page=17#17
“Not surprised by this from a leftist like Bezos. Should he have Sharia law imposed on him?”
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Goodness, no, MtnClimber. I want that evil person to suffer under the laws in our country. I realize our laws in some degrees are milder than other countries... and in this case, I’m sure nothing we do to Bezos is severe enough. Still, our laws, our punishment should apply. TAKE ALL HIS ASSETS.
Gee, I hope they don’t get fined so bigly that they have to give up on printing a certain newspaper
I dont know if either of you have to do anything. Remember, Amazon has their own payment option, and I would think that was part of their problem.
OFAC *is* specific to the Financial Services sector and does not apply to retail.
I'm very curious to know what law(s) Amazon broke here. There *are* laws specific to technology transfers of any kind to countries named by the U.S. Government. Some of those laws, as in the case of North Korea, apply to some consumer electronics such as personal computers.
I can see how Iran would be on that list and is covered by those laws, I'm just at a loss to know what that list is and am unable to think clearly this morning absent my coffee to find it.
I am coherent enough though to know OFAC isn't it.
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