Among other reasons, the manufacturer refused to manufacture the part for Tejas because it was in violation of the Presidential Order for selling such parts to prohibited countries such as Iran. In another instance, a Tejas employee called Jack Edward Nafus to inquire about a price quote for an order placed by this Iranian national businessman and learned from Nafus the type of shaft she was inquiring about and trying to procure belonged to a turbine unit located in Iraq. Nafus refused to provide the information to Tejas unless Tejas could provide verification that the shaft was not destined to a customer in an embargoed country. The use of Solar s confidential information to manufacture counterfeit Solar parts was profitable for Tejas and, in fact, the substantial revenue generated from this activity became the predominant source of Tejas income. Of that amount, the substantial majority was based on procurement activity including, in substantial part, the manufacture of counterfeit Solar parts using Solar s confidential and proprietary information.
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