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Russia arms trafficker Viktor Bout convicted in US federal court

November 3, 2011 08:10:08 AM

A federal jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday found Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout guilty of four counts of conspiracy connected...

November 18, 2010 02:20:23 PM

Accused Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout pleaded not guilty in a US court on Wednesday and is currently being held without bail. Bout faces charges stemming from a 2008 indictment ...

November 16, 2010 12:33:24 PM

The Thai government on Tuesday extradited alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to the US to stand trial. The Thai Cabinet approved the extradition and handed Bout...

October 9, 2010 02:23:59 PM

Accused Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on Friday filed an appeal challenging the Bangkok Criminal Court's decision to dismiss money laundering and fraud charges against him, which removed obstacles to his US...

October 5, 2010 11:10:44 AM

The Bangkok Criminal Court on Tuesday dismissed money laundering and fraud charges against suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout , paving the way for his extradition to the US. The court found that there was...

October 4, 2010 08:05:41 AM

The Bangkok Criminal Court decided Monday not to drop additional charges against Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout , further delaying his extradition to the US. The court denied US and Thai requests to drop the...

August 20, 2010 11:10:27 AM

An appeals court in Thailand ruled Friday that accused Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout can be extradited to the US to face charges including conspiracy to kill US nationals and conspiracy to provide material support...

August 11, 2009 09:20:00 AM

The Bangkok Criminal Court on Tuesday refused to extradite a suspected Russian arms trafficker to the US to face prosecution for supplying weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) . In denying the extradition request [AFP...

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