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He’s just another Lawrence of Arabia.
http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16176079
“Extradition Brit In Custody Of US Marshals”
11:33am UK, Friday February 24, 2012
David Bowden, senior news correspondent
SNIPPET: “A retired British businessman has been handed over to US marshals at Heathrow to be extradited to the United States to face charges that he illegally exported weapons parts to Iran.
Christopher Tappin, who is 65 and lives in Kent, will be escorted across the Atlantic today.”
NOTE The following text is a quote:
www.ice.gov/news/releases/1203/120306elpaso.htm
MARCH 6, 2012 EL PASO, TX
British businessman ordered to remain in federal custody pending trial
Charge stems from scheme to illegally export to Iran parts for ‘Hawk’ surface-to-air missile systems
EL PASO, Texas – A federal magistrate on Monday ordered that a British businessman, facing charges in connection with a scheme to illegally export parts used in Hawk surface-to-air missile systems to Iran, remain detained pending trial.
Christopher Tappin, 65, of Orpington, Kent, is the subject of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). He was extradited from the United Kingdom, and arrived in El Paso Feb. 24 in the custody of deputy U.S. marshals.
Jury selection and trial, before U.S. District Judge David Briones in El Paso, has yet to be scheduled.
On March 5, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Castañeda ruled that Tappin posed a flight risk. He is charged by a federal grand jury indictment with one count each of conspiracy to illegally export defense articles, aiding and abetting the illegal export of defense articles, and conspiracy to conduct illegal financial transactions.
If convicted, Tappin faces the following maximum federal prison sentences:
up to five years on the charge of conspiracy to illegally export defense articles, up to 10 years on the charge of aiding and abetting the illegal export of defense articles, and up to 20 years on the charge of conspiracy to conduct illegal financial transactions.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg McDonald, Western District of Texas, is prosecuting this case.
An indictment is merely a charge and should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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http://news.sky.com/story/1002953/christopher-tappin-to-plead-guilty-in-us
“Christopher Tappin ‘To Plead Guilty’ In US
Christopher Tappin has always denied charges that saw him extradited to the US but is now due to enter a new plea in Texas.”
9:23am UK, Friday 26 October 2012
SNIPPET: “A retired British businessman extradited to the US over charges he sold weapons parts to Iran is expected to change his plea to guilty.
Christopher Tappin is accused of conspiring to sell batteries for Iranian missiles and faces up to 35 years in jail if convicted.
But American prosecutors said the 65-year-old will now appear in court on Thursday to re-enter his plea - just four days before his trial in Texas is due to start.
Tappin, from Orpington, Kent, is currently on bail in the US.”
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