Brownsville Gun Runner Loses Export Rights for Seven Years
Published Date: 8/28/2025
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Summary
Imelda Jimenez from Brownsville, TX, got caught smuggling guns to Mexico and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Because of this, her export privileges are denied for seven years starting from her conviction date, and any export licenses she had are canceled. This means she can’t legally export goods during this time, impacting her business activities.
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Seven-Year Export Ban for Individual
Imelda Jimenez was denied all export privileges for seven years from her conviction date and may not participate in any transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations from the date of this Order until June 8, 2030. This ban covers applying for or using licenses, negotiating, buying, selling, transporting, financing, or otherwise servicing items exported from the United States that are subject to the Regulations.
Revocation of BIS Licenses Held
Any Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) licenses or authorizations in which Imelda Jimenez had an interest at the time of her conviction are revoked. Revoked licenses cannot be used to export or otherwise support export transactions while this Order is in effect.
Third Parties Barred From Supplying Denied Person
The Order forbids any person from exporting, reexporting, or transferring items subject to the Regulations to or on behalf of the Denied Person, or from facilitating the Denied Person’s acquisition, possession, or control of such items. It also forbids obtaining items from the Denied Person if you know they will be exported, and forbids servicing items owned or controlled by the Denied Person if that servicing uses items subject to the Regulations.
Affiliates Can Be Added To Prevent Evasion
The Order states that any other person, firm, corporation, or business organization related to Imelda Jimenez by ownership, control, position, affiliation, or other connection may also be made subject to this Order to prevent evasion. Related entities could therefore have export restrictions applied to them.
Right to Appeal Denial Order
Imelda Jimenez may file an appeal of this Order with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, and the appeal must be filed within 45 days from the date of this Order in accordance with Part 756 of the Regulations. Filing an appeal is the procedural route to seek reversal or modification of the Order.
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