Viktor Bout Federal Criminal Trial Discussion
The trial of Viktor Bout, a former Soviet army officer, accused of being the world’s biggest arms trafficker, has begun in New York. Bout was arrested in a covert operation by US agents in Thailand in...
View ArticleAlleged ‘Lord of War’ Viktor Bout Praised YouTube Video on FARC
Courthouse News Service on October 25, 2011 released the following: “By ADAM KLASFELD MANHATTAN (CN) – Viktor Bout beamed with excitement as he described an online video showing Columbian guerrillas...
View ArticleBout Trial Takes A Few Odd Turns
Courthouse News Service on October 28, 2011 released the following: “By ADAM KLASFELD MANHATTAN (CN) – Viktor Bout’s former associate discussed arms sales, the trauma of his arrest and the secret...
View ArticleD.E.A. Squads Extend Reach of Drug War
The New York Times on November 6, 2011 released the following: “By CHARLIE SAVAGE WASHINGTON — Late on a moonless night last March, a plane smuggling nearly half a ton of cocaine touched down at a...
View ArticleAccused Member of Foreign Terrorist Organization Extradited to United States...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on March 12, 2012 released the following: “WASHINGTON— Alexander Beltran Herrera, 35, aka Jhon Alexander Beltrain Herrera, aka Rodrigo Pirinolo, an accused...
View ArticleBout Asks Judge to Throw Out Conviction
The New York Times on March 28, 2012 released the following: “By BENJAMIN WEISER Updated 11:30 a.m. | Viktor Bout, a former Soviet Air Force officer who was convicted in November of conspiring to sell...
View ArticleWhat is Behind Africa’s Illegal Gun-Running?
Think Africa Press on April 11, 2012 released the following: “How and why international arms dealers like Viktor Bout operate. Arms dealer Viktor Bout was sentenced to 25 years by a US federal court...
View ArticleGuilty Pleas in African Terror Plot
Courthouse News on April 18, 2012 released the following: “MANHATTAN (CN) – After jury selection began, two citizens of Mali pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to provide material support to foreign...
View ArticleUncle Sam fabricates crimes due to political agenda – Bout
RT.com on May 13, 2012 released the following: “Convicted arms trafficker Victor Bout told RT in an exclusive interview his case is purely political. Bout says his false conviction exposes America’s...
View ArticleBout could serve sentence in Russia – US Attorney General
RT.com on May 16, 2012 released the following (edited on May 17, 2012): “The US may consider an application to transfer Viktor Bout, sentenced to 25 years in jail, to serve his prison term in Russia if...
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