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In 2011 Bout was convicted by a jury at a federal court in Manhattan, of conspiracy to kill American citizens and officials, delivery of anti-aircraft missiles, and providing aid to a terrorist organization; he was sentenced to the minimum 25 years' imprisonment.
Dec 8, 2022 · US basketball star Brittney Griner was freed in a prisoner exchange for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout nearly 10 months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport.
Sep 10, 2023 · Viktor A. Bout was returned to Russia in December in a prisoner swap for the American basketball star Brittney Griner. Now, he’s running for office in the coming Russian regional elections ...
Nov 2, 2011 · Bout was convicted today of conspiring to kill U.S. nationals; conspiring to kill U.S. officers and employees; conspiring to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles; and conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Dec 8, 2022 · Convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout has been swapped by the U.S. for American WNBA player Brittney Griner who was detained in Russia earlier this year.
Dec 12, 2022 · Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout offered to sell the Colombian rebel group FARC at least 10 million rounds of ammunition, vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft cannons that could take down an airliner,...
Jul 28, 2022 · Bout is a Russian who was the world's most notorious arms dealer in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was serving a 25-year prison sentence in Illinois before being...
Aug 5, 2022 · The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens imprisoned by Moscow, sometimes reads like a...
Dec 8, 2022 · Russia got jailed arms dealer Viktor Bout back from the United States on Thursday, after exchanging imprisoned U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for him. Bout's life reads like a spy novel.
Aug 4, 2022 · Russian officials have pressed for Mr. Bout’s return since his conviction by a New York jury on four counts that included conspiring to kill American citizens.
