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Accused partner of Russian arms dealer convicted in United States
Source: Reuters
Accused partner of Russian arms dealer convicted in United States
BY JOSEPH AX
NEW YORK Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:14pm EST
(Reuters) - A U.S.-Syrian citizen was convicted on Friday of conspiring with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to buy aircraft in violation of sanctions imposed on them by the U.S. government.
A federal jury in New York found Richard Chichakli guilty of one count of conspiring to violate international sanctions, one count of conspiring to commit money laundering, one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud.
Prosecutors said Chichakli deceived a Florida aviation company about his identity in an effort to sidestep a presidential executive order prohibiting him from conducting any business with U.S. companies because of his alleged ties to Bout.
According to the government, Chichakli tried to acquire Boeing Co planes in 2007 for a foreign company, Samar Air, that he and Bout operated together.
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BY JOSEPH AX
NEW YORK Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:14pm EST
(Reuters) - A U.S.-Syrian citizen was convicted on Friday of conspiring with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to buy aircraft in violation of sanctions imposed on them by the U.S. government.
A federal jury in New York found Richard Chichakli guilty of one count of conspiring to violate international sanctions, one count of conspiring to commit money laundering, one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud.
Prosecutors said Chichakli deceived a Florida aviation company about his identity in an effort to sidestep a presidential executive order prohibiting him from conducting any business with U.S. companies because of his alleged ties to Bout.
According to the government, Chichakli tried to acquire Boeing Co planes in 2007 for a foreign company, Samar Air, that he and Bout operated together.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/13/us-usa-russia-arms-idUSBRE9BC0UF20131213