Life Sentence for #ViktorBout Recommended in Government Memo
In a US Government Memo submitted ahead of Viktor Bout's sentencing on 5 April, a life sentence is recommended. The Government argues that the minimum mandatory of 25 years is insufficient for a...
View ArticleJudge Order of Forfeiture for $20,000,000 in #ViktorBout case
An order for the criminal forfeiture of Bout's assets foreign and domestic in the amount of $20,000,000. The amount is to be paid into the US Assets Forfeiture Fund. bout85-1.pdf Download this file...
View Article#ViktorBout's Aggressive Response to US Government Sentencing Memo ahead of...
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View ArticleCampaigners react to Russian Arms Dealer #ViktorBout sentencing of 25 years
April 5th, 2012 Reaction to Russian Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Sentenced to 25 years in prison Anna Macdonald of Oxfam said: “In the two decades in which Bout operated with almost complete impunity, his...
View Article#ViktorBout Sentenced to 25 Years; Trial Ignored Ties to US, #DickCheney -...
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View ArticleUS Vs #ViktorBout - Notice of Appeal
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View ArticleUS Prosecution Letter Delaying Viktor Bout transfer to SuperMax Prison
On 15 May, the US Prosecution sent a letter informing Judge Scheindlin that the US Bureau of Prisons was delaying Viktor Bout's transfer from the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York until a...
View ArticleBBC Radio on arms traffickers busted by investigator #ArmsTreaty #Mauritius
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View ArticleMedia Release - July 24, 2012
Arms Trade Talks Let Traffickers Off the Hook Investigation Reveals Live Network While Current Treaty Language “Gives Comfort to Gunrunners” CAP-MediaRelease_24July2012f.pdf Download this file...
View ArticleBrokering Loopholes Reveal Urgency for Robust UN #ArmsTreaty
Live Arms Trafficking Network Torn Open Span from Mauritius, US, UAE, Finland, South Africa to Iran, Somalia, Sudan, DRC July 17, 2012 (New York) – A global trafficking ring bent on illicit weapons...
View Article“Viktor Bout’s Gunrunning Successors: A Lethal Game of Catch Me if You Can”
A Conflict Awareness Project report by Kathi Lynn Austin updated with conclusions and recommendations August 2012 ConflictAwarenessProjectReport-13August2012.pdf Download this file Permalink | Leave a...
View ArticleWhat Mauritius Can Teach Us About the Global Arms Trade
by Kathi Lynn Austin The New York Times "At War" Blog August 20, 2012 So, you’d like to set up an illegal weapons network in the post-Sept.11 era. But where to begin? I recommend a trip to the idyllic...
View ArticleUS Justice Department Denies Requested Viktor Bout Transfer to Russia
November 2, 2012 - Letter from United States Department of Justice, International Prisoner Transfer Unit, to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Department of International Law and...
View ArticleCongressman Royce Says Viktor Bout Belongs Behind Bars on U.S. Soil
U.S. Right to Reject Russia’s Request, Says Terrorism Chair Washington, Nov 12 - Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade,...
View ArticleCongressman Royce Says Viktor Bout Belongs Behind Bars on U.S. Soil
U.S. Right to Reject Russia’s Request, Says Terrorism Chair Washington, Nov 12 - Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade,...
View ArticleUS Indictment of Richard Chichakli
Richard Chichakli, an associate of Viktor Bout, has been arrested in Australia. See original United States indictment... Chichakli, Richard Ammar S2 Indictment.pdf Download this file Permalink | Leave...
View ArticleBout Associate Chichakli Arrested in Australia
US Attorney's Office Press Release: CHICHAKLI ARRESTED ON MONEY LAUNDERING, WIRE FRAUD, AND CONSPIRACY CHARGES Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and...
View ArticleViktor Bout's Defense Team Appeals Conviction, Describes Dealings with...
Defense brief appeals 2012 conviction in US v. Bout, outlines alleged "Lord of War" services on behalf of Halliburton and Department of Defense. Bout is currently serving a 25 year prison sentence in...
View ArticleCNN: What’s new, Viktor Bout?
by Kathi Lynn Austin - Special to CNNFebruary 6, 2012 – Viktor Bout, the poster boy for international arms trafficking, is back in the news.Last week, Bout’s legal defense team submitted an appellate...
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