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Chinese financier Le Fang Wei indicted in plot to send nuclear materials to Iran
NY Daily News ^ | April 7th 2009 | Melissa Grace

Posted on 04/07/2009 10:52:01 AM PDT by Lorianne

A Chinese financier was indicted Tuesday on charges of laundering millions of dollars through New York banks to send Iran materials to make nuclear weapons.

Le Fang Wei, 37, used a half-dozen unwitting New York banks along with an assortment of aliases and phony businesses to pull off his sinister plot, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said.

"There's not much doubt that the use is for weapons," he said of the sales. "There is no greater threat to the world today than Iran's efforts to procure nuclear weapons and long range ballistics missiles."

Wei was charged with conspiracy and falsifying records. The Daily News exclusively reported details of the plot Tuesday.

Morgenthau said the banks were unaware of the scheme, where U.S. dollars were funneled through the six financial institutions.

Wei was barred from doing business with any U.S. banks in June 2006 because of his support for Iran's program for weapons of mass destruction.

Prosecutors said he then used fake names and non-existent companies to collect money funneled through the banks. The payment came from Iran in return for materials used to make nuclear weapons, prosecutors said.

The shipments were made directly from Wei's China-based company, Limmt Economic and Trade Company Ltd.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: bank; banks; iran; lefangwei; newyork; nuclear; nuclearmaterials; ny; wei

1 posted on 04/07/2009 10:52:01 AM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

This can’t possibly be true.

We know that Iran has no desire to build a bomb..


2 posted on 04/07/2009 10:53:28 AM PDT by Wil H (No Accomplishments, No Experience, No Resume No Records, No References, Nobama..)
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To: Lorianne

Was he a Democratic Donor?


3 posted on 04/07/2009 10:53:42 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

That would be useful to find out.


4 posted on 04/07/2009 11:01:49 AM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

So in other words...the Chinese government was facilitating the delivery of banned material to Iran? Got it.


5 posted on 04/07/2009 11:11:49 AM PDT by VaBthang4 ("He Who Watches Over Israel Will Neither Slumber Nor Sleep")
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To: VaBthang4

Through American corporations.


6 posted on 04/07/2009 11:24:23 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: Lorianne

Since we aren’t hearing anything I’ll attempt to make a wild guess? Jackass?


7 posted on 04/07/2009 12:45:02 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Squantos; Jet Jaguar; Oorang; Velveeta; backhoe; piasa

http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

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Previously...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/04/07/2009-04-07_iranian_nuke_plot_vaporized_in_the_city_-2.html

“Iranian nuke plot vaporized in the city: NY banks unwittingly aided in material transfers, says DA”
BY MELISSA GRACE
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Updated Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 1:03 PM


8 posted on 04/07/2009 2:59:00 PM PDT by Cindy
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