# 2024-31667: In the Matter of Eric Nana Kofi Ampong-Coker, Inmate Number: 16722-510, FCI Cumberland, P.O. Box 1000, Cumberland, MD 21501; Order Denying Export Privileges

2024-31667, In the Matter of Eric Nana Kofi Ampong-Coker, Inmate Number: 16722-510, FCI Cumberland, P.O. Box 1000, Cumberland, MD 21501; Order Denying Export Privileges, is a Federal Register notice from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-06, effective 2024-12-31 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31667
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2024-31667
- Title: In the Matter of Eric Nana Kofi Ampong-Coker, Inmate Number: 16722-510, FCI Cumberland, P.O. Box 1000, Cumberland, MD 21501; Order Denying Export Privileges
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-06
- Effective: 2024-12-31
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

Eric Nana Kofi Ampong-Coker, who tried to send several 9mm handguns from the U.S. to Ghana without permission, has been convicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison. Because of this, the government is denying him the right to export goods for 10 years, starting from his conviction date. This means no export licenses for him, and any current ones he had are now canceled.

## Effects PRIA read

- Ten-year export ban for individual: cost, high. Because he was convicted on September 6, 2023, Eric Nana Kofi Ampong-Coker is denied the right to export items subject to the Export Administration Regulations for 10 years, until September 6, 2033. The Order is effective immediately (issued December 31, 2024) and bars him from applying for or usin…
- Revocation of BIS-issued licenses: cost, high. Any Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) licenses or other authorizations in which Ampong-Coker had an interest at the time of his conviction are revoked. The revocations take effect as part of the denial order tied to his conviction.
- Third parties barred from dealing with denied person: cost, medium. The Order forbids any person from exporting to or on behalf of Ampong-Coker, facilitating his acquisition or control of exported items, acquiring items from him, obtaining items from him with knowledge they will be exported, or servicing items owned or controlled by him if that servicing uses items…
- Related entities may be covered to prevent evasion: cost, medium. The Order states that any person, firm, corporation, or business organization related to Ampong-Coker by ownership, control, position, affiliation, or other connection may also be made subject to the Order to prevent evasion. This measure is aimed at stopping attempts to circumvent the denial.
- Right to appeal the denial order: benefit, low. Ampong-Coker may file an appeal of this Order with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. The appeal must be filed within 45 days from the date of this Order and must follow the Rules in part 756 of the Regulations.

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## Sources
- [2024-31667 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/06/2024-31667/in-the-matter-of-eric-nana-kofi-ampong-coker-inmate-number-16722-510-fci-cumberland-po-box-1000)
- [2024-31667 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-06/pdf/2024-31667.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31667 (as of 2026-06-08).