15.Mar.2011
Plea Deal In Curious Arms Export Bust In California
Buy an old fighter jet on eBay
A Simi Valley, Calif., man who tried to sell an F-5 fighter jet and a variety of military equipment to a man he thought was working with the Islamic Republic of Iran government admitted on Thursday that he violated federal military export bans. …
Under a plea deal, [Marc E.] Knapp is expected to get a minimum of two and a half years and a maximum of just under five years in prison.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Hall said that during meetings with an undercover agent, Knapp said he was “starting to hate the U.S. more and more” and did not care where the arms ended up. …
Knapp’s attorney…said the F-5 was a “useless” antique that previously had been leased out to Hollywood production companies as a prop and that all the other items had been acquired through the online auction site eBay.
• Read more at Google Alerts - "Arms Export Control Act"
