September 12, 2011
Publication:
Press Release, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
Related Country:
- Russia
Marc Knapp, of Simi Valley, California, was sentenced to 46 months' imprisonment after pleading guilty, on January 13, 2011, to illegal exports to Hungary and attempting to export U.S. defense items to the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Arms Export Control Act. Military items included: an F-5B Tiger II fighter jet, two F-14 ejection seats, five anti-gravity flight suits, four hand-held search and rescue radios, and fighter jet emergency procedures manuals.