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Note: The following text is a quote: December 14, 2009 Iranian arms procurement agent sentenced to 60 months imprisonment WILMINGTON, Del. - Iranian arms procurement agent Amir Hossein Ardebili was sentenced to a term of incarceration of 60 months on Dec. 14 as a result of an investigation led by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On May 19, 2008, Ardebili pleaded guilty to multiple violations of the Arms Export Control Act, International Emergency Economic Powers Act, smuggling, conspiracy, and money laundering. The charges resulted from a three year international undercover investigation which exposed Ardebili's role as a prolific arms...

WASHINGTON - Federal authorities today revealed a major international undercover sting in which Philadelphia-based federal agents arrested an Iranian arms dealer in Eastern Europe and secretly extradited him to the United States. The Iranian, who has been quietly jailed in a Philadelphia-area prison for nearly two years, pleaded guilty to charges in 2008, officials disclosed today. The case had been sealed from public view while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents scoured the dealer's laptop to pursue hundreds of leads about Iran's covert effort to acquire American military gear, law-enforcement sources said. "This guy was very prolific - there...