Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 3 / Monday, January 6, 2025 / Notices 597 

1ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, as part 

of the John S. McCain National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and as 

amended is codified at 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852. 

2The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730 

through 774 (2024). 

3The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is 

the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders 

pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR 

73411, November 18, 2020). 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of Joel Alejandro GarzaCorona, Inmate Number: 26658–510, 

FCI Ashland, P.O. Box 6001, Ashland, 

KY 41105; Order Denying Export 

Privileges 

On February 16, 2023, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Southern District 

of Texas, Joel Alejandro Garza-Corona 

(‘‘Garza-Corona’’) was convicted of 

violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, 

Garza-Corona was convicted of 

smuggling 2,399 rounds of assorted 

ammunition from the United States to 

Mexico without the required 

authorization from the U.S. Department 

of Commerce. As a result of his 

conviction, the court sentenced him to 

40 months in prison. 

Pursuant to section 1760(e) of the 

Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’),1

the export privileges of any person who 

has been convicted of certain offenses, 

including, but not limited to 18 U.S.C. 

554(a), may be denied for a period of up 

to ten (10) years from the date of his/her 

conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e). In 

addition, any Bureau of Industry and 

Security (‘‘BIS’’) licenses or other 

authorizations issued under ECRA, in 

which the person had an interest at the 

time of the conviction, may be revoked. 

Id. 

BIS received notice of Garza-Corona’s 

conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 

554(a). As provided in section 766.25 of 

the Export Administration Regulations 

(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS 

provided notice and opportunity for 

Garza-Corona to make a written 

submission to BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS 

has not received a written submission 

from Garza-Corona. 

Based upon my review of the record 

and consultations with BIS’s Office of 

Exporter Services, including its 

Director, and the facts available to BIS, 

I have decided to deny Garza-Corona’s 

export privileges under the Regulations 

for a period of eight years from the date 

of Garza-Corona’s conviction. The Office 

of Exporter Services has also decided to 

revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which 

Garza-Corona had an interest at the time 

of his conviction.3

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

February16, 2031, Joel Alejandro GarzaCorona, with a last known address of: 

Inmate Number: 26658–510, FCI 

Ashland, P.O. Box 6001, Ashland, KY 

41105 and when acting for or on his 

behalf, his successors, assigns, 

employees, agents or representatives 

(‘‘the Denied Person’’), may not directly 

or indirectly participate in any way in 

any transaction involving any 

commodity, software or technology 

(hereinafter collectively referred to as 

‘‘item’’) exported or to be exported from 

the United States that is subject to the 

Regulations, including, but not limited 

to: 

A. Applying for, obtaining, or using 

any license, license exception, or export 

control document; 

B. Carrying on negotiations 

concerning, or ordering, buying, 

receiving, using, selling, delivering, 

storing, disposing of, forwarding, 

transporting, financing, or otherwise 

servicing in any way, any transaction 

involving any item exported or to be 

exported from the United States that is 

subject to the Regulations, or engaging 

in any other activity subject to the 

Regulations; or 

C. Benefitting in any way from any 

transaction involving any item exported 

or to be exported from the United States 

that is subject to the Regulations, or 

from any other activity subject to the 

Regulations. 

Second, no person may, directly or 

indirectly, do any of the following: 

A. Export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) to or on behalf of the Denied 

Person any item subject to the 

Regulations; 

B. Take any action that facilitates the 

acquisition or attempted acquisition by 

the Denied Person of the ownership, 

possession, or control of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States, including financing or other 

support activities related to a 

transaction whereby the Denied Person 

acquires or attempts to acquire such 

ownership, possession or control; 

C. Take any action to acquire from or 

to facilitate the acquisition or attempted 

acquisition from the Denied Person of 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been exported from the United 

States; 

D. Obtain from the Denied Person in 

the United States any item subject to the 

Regulations with knowledge or reason 

to know that the item will be, or is 

intended to be, exported from the 

United States; or 

E. Engage in any transaction to service 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been or will be exported from the 

United States and which is owned, 

possessed or controlled by the Denied 

Person, or service any item, of whatever 

origin, that is owned, possessed or 

controlled by the Denied Person if such 

service involves the use of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States. For purposes of this paragraph, 

servicing means installation, 

maintenance, repair, modification or 

testing. 

Third, pursuant to section 1760(e) of 

ECRA and sections 766.23 and 766.25 of 

the Regulations, any other person, firm, 

corporation, or business organization 

related to Garza-Corona by ownership, 

control, position of responsibility, 

affiliation, or other connection in the 

conduct of trade or business may also be 

made subject to the provisions of this 

Order in order to prevent evasion of this 

Order. 

Fourth, in accordance with part 756 of 

the Regulations, Garza-Corona may file 

an appeal of this Order with the Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Industry and 

Security. The appeal must be filed 

within 45 days from the date of this 

Order and must comply with the 

provisions of part 756 of the 

Regulations. 

Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be 

delivered to Garza-Corona and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until February 16, 2031. 

Issued this 31st day of December, 2024. 

Dan Clutch, 

Acting Director, Office of Export Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31669 Filed 1–3–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of Eric Nana Kofi 

Ampong-Coker, Inmate Number: 

16722–510, FCI Cumberland, P.O. Box 

1000, Cumberland, MD 21501; Order 

Denying Export Privileges 

On September 6, 2023, in the U.S. 

District Court for the District of 

Maryland, Eric Nana Kofi AmpongCoker (‘‘Ampong-Coker’’) was convicted 

of violating 50 U.S.C. 4819. Specifically, 

Ampong-Coker was convicted of 

knowingly and willfully attempting to 

export one (1) SCCY Industries LL.C., 

Model CPX–2 9mm handgun; one (1) 

Mossberg 9mm handgun; one (1) Smith 

& Wesson 9mm handgun; one (1) FIS 

Product, Model XD–9 9mm handgun; 

and one (1) Sarsilmaz (Sar Arms), 9mm 


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598 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 3 / Monday, January 6, 2025 / Notices 

1ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, as part 

of the John S. McCain National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and as 

amended is codified at 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852. 

2The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730 

through 774 (2024). 

3The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is 

the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders 

pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR 

73411, November 18, 2020). 

handgun, which weapons were 

designated under ECCN 0A501 from the 

United States to Ghana without the 

required licenses. As a result of his 

conviction, the court sentenced AmongCoker to 30 months in prison and two 

years of supervised release. 

Pursuant to section 1760(e) of the 

Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’),1

the export privileges of any person who 

has been convicted of certain offenses, 

including, but not limited to, 50 U.S.C. 

4819, may be denied for a period of up 

to ten (10) years from the date of his/her 

conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e). In 

addition, any Bureau of Industry and 

Security (‘‘BIS’’) licenses or other 

authorizations issued under ECRA, in 

which the person had an interest at the 

time of the conviction, may be revoked. 

Id. 

BIS received notice of AmpongCoker’s conviction for violating 50 

U.S.C. 4819. As provided in section 

766.25 of the Export Administration 

Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or the 

‘‘Regulations’’), BIS provided notice and 

opportunity for Ampong-Coker to make 

a written submission to BIS. 15 CFR 

766.25.2 BIS received and considered a 

written submission from AmpongCoker. 

Based upon my review of the record 

and consultations with BIS’s Office of 

Exporter Services, including its 

Director, and the facts available to BIS, 

I have decided to deny Ampong-Coker’s 

export privileges under the Regulations 

for a period of 10 years from the date of 

Ampong-Coker’s conviction. The Office 

of Exporter Services has also decided to 

revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which 

Ampong-Coker had an interest at the 

time of his conviction.3

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

September 6, 2033, Eric Nana Kofi 

Ampong-Coker, with last known 

addresses of: Inmate Number: 16722– 

510, FCI Cumberland, P.O. Box 1000, 

Cumberland, MD 21501, and when 

acting for or on his behalf, his 

successors, assigns, employees, agents 

or representatives (‘‘the Denied 

Person’’), may not directly or indirectly 

participate in any way in any 

transaction involving any commodity, 

software or technology (hereinafter 

collectively referred to as ‘‘item’’) 

exported or to be exported from the 

United States that is subject to the 

Regulations, including, but not limited 

to: 

A. Applying for, obtaining, or using 

any license, license exception, or export 

control document; 

B. Carrying on negotiations 

concerning, or ordering, buying, 

receiving, using, selling, delivering, 

storing, disposing of, forwarding, 

transporting, financing, or otherwise 

servicing in any way, any transaction 

involving any item exported or to be 

exported from the United States that is 

subject to the Regulations, or engaging 

in any other activity subject to the 

Regulations; or 

C. Benefitting in any way from any 

transaction involving any item exported 

or to be exported from the United States 

that is subject to the Regulations, or 

from any other activity subject to the 

Regulations. 

Second, no person may, directly or 

indirectly, do any of the following: 

A. Export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) to or on behalf of the Denied 

Person any item subject to the 

Regulations; 

B. Take any action that facilitates the 

acquisition or attempted acquisition by 

the Denied Person of the ownership, 

possession, or control of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States, including financing or other 

support activities related to a 

transaction whereby the Denied Person 

acquires or attempts to acquire such 

ownership, possession or control; 

C. Take any action to acquire from or 

to facilitate the acquisition or attempted 

acquisition from the Denied Person of 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been exported from the United 

States; 

D. Obtain from the Denied Person in 

the United States any item subject to the 

Regulations with knowledge or reason 

to know that the item will be, or is 

intended to be, exported from the 

United States; or 

E. Engage in any transaction to service 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been or will be exported from the 

United States and which is owned, 

possessed or controlled by the Denied 

Person, or service any item, of whatever 

origin, that is owned, possessed or 

controlled by the Denied Person if such 

service involves the use of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States. For purposes of this paragraph, 

servicing means installation, 

maintenance, repair, modification or 

testing. 

Third, pursuant to section 1760(e) of 

ECRA and sections 766.23 and 766.25 of 

the Regulations, any other person, firm, 

corporation, or business organization 

related to Ampong-Coker by ownership, 

control, position of responsibility, 

affiliation, or other connection in the 

conduct of trade or business may also be 

made subject to the provisions of this 

Order in order to prevent evasion of this 

Order. 

Fourth, in accordance with part 756 of 

the Regulations, Ampong-Coker may file 

an appeal of this Order with the Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Industry and 

Security. The appeal must be filed 

within 45 days from the date of this 

Order and must comply with the 

provisions of part 756 of the 

Regulations. 

Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be 

delivered to Ampong-Coker and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until September 6, 2033. 

Issued this 31st day of December, 2024. 

Dan Clutch, 

Acting Director, Office of Export Enforcement. 

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