Well, this had to happen sooner or later and I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner or more often. Delfin Group USA, a motor oil company, sued Markos Baghdasarian, its former president, for damages it incurred as a result of a scheme concocted by Baghdasarian to ship Delfin products to Iran. (Link – subscription required.) Delfin pleaded guilty to a federal indictment arising from these shipments and was sentenced to three years in federal prison. He was released in 2015.

The complaint seeks damages in the amount of $2.41 million for product seizures, $1.63 million for legal fees, and $200,000 in freight and shipping costs. You have to wonder where Baghdasarian is going to come up with all this cash after three years in Club Fed.

Best irrelevant factoid: the criminal complaint alleged that Baghdasarian put false contact information on one of the barrels of motor oil additives destined for Iran, specifically, a telephone number associated with Victoria’s Secret. This is particularly ironic given that Iran has just recently arrested eight people for posting Instagram photos of women without headscarves.

Photo Credit: Delfin Production Facility via http://www.delfinusa.com/photos/# [Fair Use]

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