Another small fact that "always free, fair and objective" AP leaves
out of this story ( but is being repported by CBC radio here in Canada)
is that these water purification cjhemicals were being shipped to Cuban
hospitals! I guess AP didn't want to make the U.S embargo see "mean
spirited"!!
mart
From:"Karen Lee Wald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Fw: Trial set for company accused of violating Cuba embargo
Date:Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:53:03 -0800
Date:Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:53:03 -0800
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Water purification as a crime!!??
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Trial set for company accused of violating Cuba embargo
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
Associated Press Writer
PHILADELPHIA - Federal prosecutors this week will begin trying to prove that a suburban Philadelphia company circumvented the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba by selling products to foreign companies, which then shipped them to Cuba.
Brotech Corp. of Bala Cynwyd, which also operates as Purolite Corp., allegedly sold $2.1 million worth of a chemical used in water purification to Cuba between 1992 and 2000, according to the 77-count indictment filed in October 2000.
The company and its officers are charged with violating the Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917 and Cuban Assets Control Regulations.
The defendants are company president Stefan E. Brodie, 58, of Philadelphia; vice president Donald B. Brodie, 54, of Bryn Mawr; and marketing director James E. Sabzali, 41, a Canadian citizen who lives in Wynnewood.
The Brodies and Sabzali were charged with conspiracy to sell ion exchange resins to Cuba and attempting to hide the transactions.
"We will defend ourselves vigorously and believe we will be fully vindicated," company officials said in a statement at the time.
Catherine Recker, a lawyer representing Sabzali, declined comment Sunday. In news articles after the indictment, she said her client denied wrongdoing, noting that Canadians can legally trade with Cuba.
The Brodies do not have listed telephone numbers, and their lawyers could not immediately be determined.
The trial is expected to last about three weeks. The judge heard pre-trial motions Monday and opening statements were expected to begin late Tuesday or Wednesday.
Purchasing director John H. Dolan, 45, of Thorndale, Delaware County, who is charged with a single count of making false statements to the government, will be tried separately.
The U.S. Customs Office of Investigations began the probe in 1997.
The trade-embargo charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years and a fine of $250,000 for each violation. Each conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of five years and a fine of $250,000. Brotech faces a fine of $1 million for each embargo violation and $500,000 for the conspiracy charge. Dolan faces a maximum sentence of five years and a fine of $250,000.
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