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Metals firm owner arrested for allegedly sending Iran powder used for missiles | Fox News
Treacherous, greedy bastards!NEW YORK – The head of an international metallurgical company has been arrested on charges he illegally exported to Iran a specialized powder used in aerospace and in building missiles, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Erdal Kuyumcu and other people at the company, Global Metallurgy LLC, conspired to obtain more than a thousand pounds of the cobalt-nickel metallic powder to send it without federal agency approval, prosecutors said.
The powder is used as a thermal spray to protect surfaces against corrosion at high temperatures. It also has some nuclear applications, prosecutors said.
Kuyumcu was accused of exporting the power twice to Iran via Turkey without first obtaining the required export control license. Prosecutors said he and others used coded language, calling Iran "the neighbor" when discussing sending the powder, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday.