"The first - a conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals, the second - conspiracy to kill officers in government service, the third - a criminal conspiracy in the purchase and sale of missile defense and the fourth - a conspiracy to supply weapons to terrorist groups" - listed Attorney counts.
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Before the verdict, the court shall be presumed innocent Booth, the prosecutor added.
On the same day it became officially known that Bout was arrested in the case of Briton Andrew Smulyan began to cooperate with the investigation, which has declared that he accepts his repentance.
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Smulyan was arrested in March 2008. Booth called absurd and unsubstantiated the allegations put forward by the United States, and declared that it specifies a former friend.
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"We will accept voluntary admission of guilt on the part of Andrew Smulyana" - said in the documents that gave Bharara reporters.
U.S. charges did not hide the celebrations of the extradition of Viktor Bout, calling it a "historic" and apply to the accused even taped the Western media with the filing of Hollywood blockbusters label "Merchant of Death".
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"The so-called" Merchant of Death "- now a federal prisoner," - said the prosecutor, the initiated extradition.
The prosecution alleges that Viktor Bout, selling weapons to account for the fact that it will be directed against American citizens.
"Some people believe that Booth was not thinking about who it sells weapons. However, he thought ... He said that the war against the United States - that his war," - said at a news conference, Michael Leonart, a representative of the Department for Combating drugs.
According to him, which was originally an investigation was conducted under the anti-drug fight, but then it grew into a deal on arms Colombian terrorist organization FARC.
"Viktor Bout, without hesitation, began to deliver an arsenal of weapons narco-terrorists to kill Americans. Historical operation completed culmination and extradition (Bhutan), which awaits the American justice" - said Bharara.
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