New York Resident and His Company Sentenced for Conspiracy to Export Computer-Related Equipment to Iran

WASHINGTON – Jeng “Jay” Shih, 54, a U.S. citizen, was sentenced today in the District of Columbia to 18 months in prison, while his Queens, N.Y., company, Sunrise Technologies and Trading Corporation, was sentenced to 24 months corporate probation for conspiracy to illegally export U.S.-origin computers from the United States to Iran through the United Arab Emirates (UAE).   Both Shih and his company were also sentenced to forfeiture in the amount of $1.25 million, for which they are jointly liable.