“On April 12, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Junior Joel Joseph (‘Junior Joseph’) was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 371, Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C.A. § 2778 (2012) (‘AECA’), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C § 1701, et seq. (2012)) (‘IEEPA’) and 18 U.S.C. § 554(a). Specifically, Junior Joseph was convicted of conspiring to illegally export and send firearms and ammunition from the United States to Haiti without having obtained the required authorization, license, or approval, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371; of knowingly and willfully exporting and causing to be exported from the United States to Haiti, defense articles, AR-15 Type Rifles, Glock semi-automatic pistols, and ammunition, without first having obtained the required authorization from the U.S. Department of State, in violation of Section 38 of the AECA; of knowingly and willfully exporting and causing to be exported from the United States to Haiti, Standard Manufacturing Model DP-12 shotguns and Rossi Model ST12 shotguns with a barrel length in excess of eighteen (18) inches, without first having obtained the required authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce, in violation of IEEPA; and of fraudulently and knowingly exporting, sending, and attempting to export AR-15 Type Rifles, Glock semi-automatic pistols, and ammunition from the United States to Haiti, in violation 18 U.S.C. § 554. Junior Joseph was sentenced to 16 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $500 assessment.”
85 FR 68557-58
Published 10-29-2020
