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Viewing cable 09BUCHAREST785, BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY: STEFAN MINOVICI - CASE NO.

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BUCHAREST785 2009-11-24 08:39 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bucharest
VZCZCXYZ0002
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBM #0785/01 3280839
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 240839Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0103
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUEKDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC
RUETIAA/DIRNSA FT GEORGE G MEADE MD
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS BUCHAREST 000785 
 
 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR PM/DTCC RACHAEL-THERESE S. JOUBERT-LIN 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC RO
 
SUBJECT:  BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY: STEFAN MINOVICI - CASE NO. 
K-2197 
 
REF: SECSTATE 00099581 
 
1. (U) This message is a response to reftel request to verify the 
bona fides of registered broker Stefan Minovici - Case No. K-2197. 
 
 
2. (SBU) POLOFF raised subject company, MIC & ASSOCIATES GRUP SRL, 
with Romanian authorities, including the National Export Control 
Agency (ANCEX) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that has the 
primary government oversight for licensing imports and exports of 
U.S. Munitions List (USML) items.  POLOFF also interviewed principal 
officer Stefan Minovici and former MIC & ASSOCIATES principal 
officer Raluca Maftei, in an effort to verify bona fides of subject 
company.  ANCEX official Gicu Pop indicated that subject company is 
not registered to act as an importer, exporter or broker of defense 
items in Romania.  Pop further relayed that ANCEX has no record of 
subject company requesting authorization and licensing for trade 
operations with military items. 
 
3. (SBU) During the telephone interview, Minovici claimed that he 
was unaware of the ANCEX licensing requirement, largely because he 
believed the major business that subject company conducts in Romania 
on behalf of Raytheon and ITT Defense was not under the authority of 
ANCEX.  Subject company was not aware of the requirement until 
raised by post and subject company is currently in collaboration 
with post to prepare and submit an application to ANCEX in order to 
become compliant.  Subject company will ensure that appropriate 
authorization and licenses are in place before conducting any future 
business in Romania. 
 
4. (SBU) The following responds to questions raised in reftel: 
-- Confirm that this entity is in the business of brokering 
defense articles and defense services at the location(s) 
indicated under its legal name(s); 
ANSWER:  Subject company has a physical office located at Calea 
Floreasca 91-111, Bucharest, Romania.  Principal officer Stefan 
Minovici confirmed that subject company is in the business of 
brokering defense articles and defense services at the location 
under its legal name.  However, ANCEX has no record of subject 
company requesting authorization and licensing for trade operations 
with military items. 
-- Determine whether this entity is authorized to conduct 
such activities in its home country, whether the entity has 
any criminal or other derogatory background, and whether Post 
has any information on its brokering or arms export 
activities that may involve proscribed entities such as 
countries under U.S. or international sanctions, or 
designated state sponsors of terrorism; 
ANSWER:  ANCEX has no record of subject company requesting 
authorization and licensing for trade operations with military 
items.  Post did not discover any evidence of a criminal or 
derogatory background; similarly there were no indications that 
subject company conducted brokering or arms export activities with 
entities such as countries under U.S. or international sanctions or 
designated state sponsors of terrorism. 
-- Will the brokering firm be handling or storing USML items 
on behalf of its clients?  If so, does it have secure 
facilities and proper accounting and security procedures for 
handling sensitive USML items? 
ANSWER:  No. 
-- When was the company established and who are its 
principals?  How many employees? 
ANSWER:  Website indicates that subject company was established in 
1997, however, according to documentation provided by Principal 
Stefan Minovici, subject company was registered in Bucharest, 
Romania, beginning on 1 October 2005 as a Defense, National 
Security, and Marketing firm.  Subject company has three employees: 
Stefan Minovici, Tatiana Tanase, and Constantin Degeratu (as of 1 
December 2009).  Principal officers are Minovici and Degeratu. 
-- What is the nature of its business and what other types of 
items does it handle? 
ANSWER:  Subject company is primarily focused on defense, national 
security, country promotion, marketing, and trade.  Subject company 
works with foreign governments, most recently to include the 
governments of Slovenia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Kazakhstan to promote 
the respective nation's image and trade.  In addition to defense and 
national security advising, subject company is involved in the 
 
energy and infrastructure industries. 
-- What types of organizations are among its typical clients 
and in what countries are they located? 
ANSWER:  Website information lists a robust client list of both 
domestic and international clients.  Listed clients were from 
Romania, Mexico, Moldova, Ukraine, and Slovenia.  Website indicates 
having office locations in the United States, Romania, Italy, and 
Ukraine.  Principal Stefan Minovice provided documentation 
establishing his client relationships with U.S. corporations 
Raytheon and ITT Defense, including a copy of a check paid to 
subject company for brokering services by Raytheon. 
-- Does the company understand the restrictions on USML 
items, especially the prohibition against unauthorized 
re-transfers and re-exports? 
ANSWER:  Yes, but Principal Stefan Minovici indicated that subject 
firm does not generally deal with USML equipment; principal further 
assured that if business did begin to include USML materials, 
principal would seek embassy guidance on any issues that the firm 
was unsure about. 
 
5. (U) Blue Lantern POC is Political Military Officer Timothy 
Peltier.  Contact information:  40 (21) 200-3425; 
PeltierTE@state.gov (unclass); PeltierTE@state.sgov.gov (class). 
Alternate POC for questions related to above report is Political 
Officer Mark Oliver.  Contact information:  40 (21) 200-3435; 
OliverMJ@state.gov (unclass); OliverMJ@state.sgov.gov (class). 
 
GITENSTEIN