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26 Oct 2007, 3:46 am
Monzer al-Kassar, alleged Syrian arms dealer and co-conspirator with the recently-extradited pair of Luis Felipe Moreno Godoy and Tareq Mousa al Ghazi, is one step closer to being extradited from Spain.[1] Today, a Spanish court authorized al-Kassar's extradition to the United States to face terror related charges.[2] As we reported a week ago, Godoy and al Ghazi were extradited from Romania to face charges of supplying missiles,… [read post]
3 Mar 2010, 6:38 pm by Clif Burns
ABOVE: Monzer al-Kassar An article that I just noticed in the February 8 issue of The New Yorker, tells the fascinating story of a D.E.A. sting operation conducted in Spain against Monzer al-Kassar, the notorious arms dealer alleged to have sold weapons both to the Achille Lauro terrorists and to the United States as part of [...] [read post]
8 Jun 2008, 6:16 pm
The DEA brought Monzer al-Kassar to New York to face federal arms smuggling charges. [read post]
18 Nov 2008, 7:06 pm
"Inside a Terror Trial: How a Manhattan jury reached its verdict in the government's case against international arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar". [read post]
19 Oct 2007, 4:48 am
Kassar is sought by the U.S. for extradition on the same charges as Godoy and al Ghazi.[5]All three were arrested in June when the trio attempted to sell weapons to two U.S. [read post]
15 May 2008, 6:01 am
"Using newly disclosed documents, the New York Times profiles the intricacies of the Drug Enforcement Administration's three-year pursuit of Tareq Mousa al- Ghazi and Monzer al-Kassar, who are being prosecuted in federal court in Manhattan on weapons charges. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 7:32 am by Jeralyn
Back when Sagastume snagged Monzer al Kassar in Spain, he was working with two other informants on the case: Luis and Samir. [read post]
19 Oct 2011, 3:08 pm by Jeralyn
A prior "catch" of informant Sagastume was Monzer al Kassar, (Indictment here.)who was convicted and sentenced to 30 years following a sting very much like the one used on Bout. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 3:16 pm by Chad Bray
Dayan asked that Bout be moved to the prison’s general population, noting that Monzer al-Kassar, an alleged Syrian arms trafficker, was allowed to be in general population while at the MCC. [read post]
6 Nov 2011, 1:21 pm by Jeralyn
Sagustume, who was the prime informant in the Viktor Bout case, also reeled in Monzer al Kassar, whose 30 year sentence was upheld by the Second Circuit in September. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 8:12 pm by Jeralyn
As I wrote the other day, just last month the Second Circuit upheld the conviction of convicted arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar, now serving 30 years. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 6:35 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
Bout be moved to the prison’s general population, noting that Monzer al-Kassar, an alleged Syrian arms trafficker, was allowed to be in general population while at the MCC. [read post]
25 Dec 2010, 5:13 pm by Jeralyn
For example, Monzer al-Kassar, a Syrian arrested in Spain, and Viktor Bout, a Russian arrested in Thailand,...were charged with agreeing to illegal arms sales to informants posing as weapons buyers for Colombian rebels. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 4:55 pm by Jeralyn
The lead informant, Carlos Sagustume, has been paid $9 million for his informant work (he was also the informant inn several other drug and weapons cases, including that of Monzer al Kassar, who is serving 30 years.) [read post]
1 Nov 2011, 7:44 am by Jeralyn
He received $7 million from the State Department for a single case, (presumably that of arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar.) [read post]