DOJ Announces 66-Month Sentence for Unlicensed Firearms Exports to Dominica

DOJ announced that Dimitri Beix, a Dominican and French citizen resident in Dominica, was sentenced on October 27, 2026, to 66 months in prison for conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act. Beix pleaded guilty on August 4, 2026. According to court documents and statements made in court, the scheme shipped firearms, components and ammunition from the United States to Dominica without required Commerce Department licenses between January 2021 and September 2024.