Phoenix Woman Banned from Exports After Bullet Smuggling Bust
Published Date: 8/28/2025
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Summary
Martina Juanita Gil from Phoenix got caught smuggling thousands of bullets from the U.S. to Mexico and was sentenced to over a year in prison plus supervised release. Because of this, her right to export goods is blocked for five years starting from her conviction date, and any export licenses she had are canceled. This means she can’t legally send stuff out of the country for a while, impacting her business activities.
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Five-Year Ban on Export Activities
Martina Juanita Gil is denied export privileges for five years following her conviction, with the Order in effect immediately and remaining until October 10, 2028. During this period Gil may not apply for or use any export license, negotiate or carry out transactions involving items subject to the Export Administration Regulations, or benefit from such transactions.
Revocation of BIS Licenses Held at Conviction
Any Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) licenses or authorizations in which Gil had an interest at the time of her conviction are revoked. Those revoked licenses can no longer be used to export, reexport, or transfer items subject to the Regulations.
Prohibition on Third-Party Transactions With Denied Person
The Order bars any person or entity from exporting, reexporting, transferring, financing, facilitating acquisition of, acquiring from, obtaining from, or servicing items subject to the Regulations for or on behalf of the Denied Person. This means businesses and agents may not lawfully engage in covered export transactions that would benefit Gil.
Extension to Related Persons to Prevent Evasion
BIS may make any person, firm, corporation, or business organization related to Gil by ownership, control, position, affiliation, or other connection in trade or business subject to the Order to prevent evasion. Related entities could therefore face the same export restrictions if BIS determines evasion is possible.
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