Missile plot suspect found guilty
Apr 29, 2005 | 12:12 am
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Missile plot suspect found guilty
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...in691510.shtml
AP) For nearly two years, Hemant Lakhani has maintained he was the victim of government entrapment as prosecutors sought to paint him as an aspiring international arms dealer and terrorist sympathizer.
On Wednesday, after deliberating less than eight hours over two days, a federal jury sided with the government, convicting the former British clothing merchant of attempting to sell shoulder-launched missiles to what he believed was a terrorist group planning to shoot down airliners.
AP) For nearly two years, Hemant Lakhani has maintained he was the victim of government entrapment as prosecutors sought to paint him as an aspiring international arms dealer and terrorist sympathizer.
On Wednesday, after deliberating less than eight hours over two days, a federal jury sided with the government, convicting the former British clothing merchant of attempting to sell shoulder-launched missiles to what he believed was a terrorist group planning to shoot down airliners.
