Ontario has revoked the license of a dentist for not disclosing earlier costs associated to evading U.S. sanctions on Iran, a spokesperson from the Royal Faculty of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) instructed World Information.
Ontario resident Arash Yousefijam pleaded responsible in america in 2021 to operating a scheme to dodge Iran sanctions alongside together with his brother, Amin Yousefijam. Each had been sentenced to time served.
The brothers legally modified their names via Ontario’s name-change system, turning into Aurash and Ameen Cohen. With their new identities, Aurash Cohen, a naturalized Canadian citizen, graduated from McGill College and have become a dentist in June however noticed his license revoked in November by RCDSO. In the meantime, Ameen Cohen, nonetheless holding immigrant standing, was employed as a company compliance officer.
How the costs got here to gentle?
The previous costs got here to gentle when immigration officers launched deportation proceedings in opposition to Amin Yousefijam, an Iranian citizen who entered Canada below the Expert Staff Program. A listening to is scheduled on Feb. 25 in Toronto to find out if Amin Yousefijam can be deported. The Canadian Border Providers Company (CBSA) has acknowledged that Amin Yousefijam’s “actions instantly compromised the efforts of the Canadian authorities with respect to its international coverage objectives vis-à-vis Iran.”
Whereas U.S. sanctions on Iran date again to 1979, they had been reinstated in November 2018 and expanded in 2019 and 2020 to focus on Iran’s monetary sector.
