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Hemant Lakhani, London, NRI Found Guilty of Terrorist Arms Sales in N.J

 

 

N.J, Apr 28, 2005

On Wednesday, jury found Hemant Lakhani of London British man guilty on all five counts including trying to sell shoulder-launched missiles to terrorists in a multinational sting operation. The verdict came just hours after the jury began its second day of deliberations.

The sting operation involving undercover agents from several nations became the first terrorism prosecution in New Jersey after the 2001 attacks.

If he convicted:

  • Up to 10-15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for attempting to provide material support to terrorists
  • Up to 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine of unlawful brokering of foreign defense articles
  • Up to 15-20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine of money laundering
  • Up to two years in prison and a $250,000 fine of attempting to import merchandise into the U.S. by means of false statements


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