Thursday, September 3, 2009
Belgian Arms Dealer Busted in Scheme to Ship Jet Parts to Iran
It’s good to see that Iran likes the U.S. for something — even if it is for military parts.
By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
WASHINGTON – A Belgian arms dealer who allegedly tried to smuggle fighter-jet engines and parts from the United States to Iran has been indicted, U.S. officials announced Wednesday, days after he was arrested in New York City after stepping off a flight from France.
Jacques Monsieur, 56, was charged Aug. 27 by a federal grand jury with six counts of conspiracy, smuggling, money laundering, and violating weapons-trafficking laws and export controls related to a U.S. trade embargo on Iran.
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