On December 28, 2023, a federal court sentenced New Hampshire
charity NuDay (a/k/a NuDay Syria) to five years of probation
– the maximum sentence for an organizational defendant
– for three counts of Failure to File Export Information. The
sentence also included a $25,000 fine. NuDay pled guilty to
violating export control laws related to shipments of humanitarian
goods to Syria by willfully undervaluing the exports and
transshipping the goods through Turkey without disclosing the
actual ultimate destination of Syria.
The case is eye-catching for several reasons, not least because
it involves a charity that, from all appearances, is doing
admirable work for the people of Syria, a country that has
experienced the second deadliest conflict of the 21st
century.1 NuDay's stated mission is "to secure
dignified and empowered aid for women and children affected by
humanitarian crises worldwide."2 NuDay focuses on
providing humanitarian aid, including school and hospital
