United States v. Soussi

BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Fikri Soussi appeals his conviction for wilfully, knowingly, and unlawfully participating in a transaction involving the export of goods from the United States to Libya in violation of 50 U.S.C. §§ 1702 and 1705(b), otherwise known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. We affirm the conviction.

BACKGROUND

Mr. Soussi was born in Benghazi, Libya, but has since become a naturalized United States citizen. He is the president and sole employee of Oasis International, Inc., an export company located and incorporated in Colorado (“Oasis Colorado”).

In early…