Turkish National Pleads Guilty to AECA Charges
Arif Ugur, a Turkish national indicted last year for his role in illegally shipping defense technical data to Turkey (see 2107260014), pleaded guilty to the charges this week, DOJ said: two counts of violating the Arms Export Control Act and…
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one count of conspiring to violate the AECA, along with two counts of wire fraud. Ugur faces a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for violating the AECA, and up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for conspiring to violate the AECA.