A US Judge sentenced a Canadian-Iranian citizen to three years in prison for conspiracy to violate economic sanctions placed on Iran, the US Attorney�s Office for the Southern District of New York said in a statement.

NEW YORK (Sputnik)�� Parsa, 45, conspired to�obtain high-technology electronic components from�US companies between�2009 and 2015 in�an effort to�ship them to�Iranian clients in�violation of�US economic sanctions, according to�prosecutors.

"Ali Reza Parsa [was sentenced] to�three years in�prison for�his participation in�a conspiracy to�violate the International Emergency Economic Power Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR)," the statement said on�Monday.

The components that Parsa attempted to�obtain included cryogenic accelerometers, which measure acceleration and have both commercial and military uses, including in�applications related to�ballistic missile propellants and rocket engines, prosecutors added.

Moreover, Parsa allegedly provided false destination and end-user information about�the components in�order to�conceal the illegality of�these transactions, according to�court records.

Parsa was arrested in�October 2014 and pled guilty in�January 2016.

By Sputnik News