Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrives at a Criminal Court in Bangkok in 2010 A US jury Wednesday found a Russian arms dealer, dubbed "the merchant of death," guilty of conspiring to sell missiles to terrorists, in a federal case which has sparked tensions with Moscow.
Viktor Bout, 44, who was extradited from Thailand to the United States in 2010, was charged on four counts including conspiring to kill US service personnel.
The judge set sentencing for February 8, and Bout...Read Full Story
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NEW YORK ( Reuters ) - A U.S. jury found former Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout guilty on Wednesday on charges he agreed to sell arms to people he thought were Colombian militants intent on attacking American soldiers. Bout, a former Soviet air force officer who was the subject of the book "Merchant of Death," was arrested in Bangkok in 2008 in a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sting operation and extradited to New York in 2010 to face terrorism-related charges. The jury...Read Full Story
NEW YORK ( Reuters ) - A New York jury was selected on Tuesday to hear the trial of suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, accused of offering to sell guns and missiles to undercover U.S. agents posing as weapons buyers for Colombian rebels. Bout, a former Soviet air force officer who was the subject of a book titled "Merchant of Death," faces charges that include conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals and conspiracy to provide help to a terrorist group. He faces 25 years to life in prison if...Read Full Story
MOSCOW ( Reuters ) - Russia said on Thursday it would try to bring home convicted former arms dealer Viktor Bout , subject of the book "Merchant of Death," and accused the United States of subjecting him to "controversial" detention methods. The former Soviet air force officer was found guilty by a New York jury on Wednesday of agreeing to sell arms to people he thought were Colombian militants intent on attacking American soldiers. He faces between 25 years and life in prison. "Our goal is...Read Full Story
International arms dealer Viktor Bout, convicted of trying to sell weapons to terrorists, must wait at least another week before learning whether a U.S. judge can order a change in his confinement at a federal jail. U.S. District Judge Shira ...
A suspected Russian arms dealer convicted last year of conspiring to sell surface-to-air missiles and other weapons in a U.S. sting operation wants to be held under less restrictive conditions while he’s awaiting sentencing. Viktor Bout, a ...
Relations between the two countries have been strained by legal proceedings against Russian nationals in the U.S., including the trial of Viktor Bout, a Russian national arrested in Thailand in March 2008 in an operation led by U.S. agents and extradited ...
NEW YORK. February 4. KAZINFORM The Federal Court for the Southern District of New York has appointed a new hearing on the case of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, who last November was found guilty of smuggling weapons, for February 8, the court ...
A court in New York postponed the sentencing of Russian national Viktor Bout, who was found guilty of arms trafficking last November, Kommersant said on Thursday. The court was to deliver its sentence on February 8, 2012, but the session was postponed as ...
U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin in Manhattan rejected a request by defense lawyers for Viktor Bout to throw out the November verdict finding him guilty of four conspiracy charges that he sold weapons to South American terrorists with the understanding ...
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NEW YORK, February 2 (Itar-Tass) —— The New York court has decided to postpone the sentence pronouncement for Russian businessman Viktor Bout who is found guilty of weapons smuggling, Russian Vice-Consul in New York Alexander Otchainov told Itar-Tass on Wednesday.
Viktor Bout is a alleged arm dealer who is currently living Thailand. U.S. officials are attempting to extradite Viktor Bout. Find more Viktor Bout news and information here.
Viktor Anatolyevich Bout (Russian: Виктор Анатольевич Бут) (born 13 January 1967 near Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union) established a myriad of air cargo ...
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BANGKOK (AP) -- A senior U.S. Justice Department official on Tuesday told Thai officials the extradition of suspected arms dealer Viktor Bout is "a matter of great importance ...