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    NEW NY SENTENCING FOR ARMENIAN IN MISSILE SCAM

    Seattle Post Intelligencer
    http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/New-NY-sentencing-for-Armenian-in-missile-scam-2137316.php
    Aug 23, 2011

    NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court in New York has ordered a new
    sentencing for an Armenian immigrant sent to prison for 22 years for
    plotting to sell anti-aircraft missiles and other military weapons
    to an FBI informant.

    The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday that a judge
    incorrectly calculated the factors used to determine the seriousness
    of the crime carried out by Artur Solomonyan (ART-er SAW-oh-mohn-yihn).

    Otherwise, the appeals court upheld the conviction and sentencing
    of Solomonyan and five others. They were sentenced in 2009 on arms
    trafficking and conspiracy charges. The only weapons actually delivered
    were a dozen firearms, including a machine gun.

    A lawyer for Solomonyan did not immediately return a phone message
    for comment.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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