Syrian-born U.S. citizen to be sentenced for smuggling rifle scopes, other gear to militants

Syrian-born U.S. citizen to be sentenced for smuggling rifle scopes, other gear to militants Liz Farmer

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors want a Syrian-born U.S. citizen convicted of smuggling rifle scopes, night-vision goggles and other gear to Syrian militant groups to serve nearly four years in prison.

Fifty-year-old Amin al-Baroudi of Irvine, California, is scheduled for sentencing Friday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. He pleaded guilty in January to violating U.S. sanctions in Syria by supplying an insurgent group … [visit site to read more]

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