Viktor Bout
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Viktor Bout is a notorious Russian arms dealer, often dubbed the “Merchant of Death,” who was convicted in the United States for conspiring to sell weapons to terrorists.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian national
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arms dealer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegedFormerAffiliation | Soviet Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrestDate | 2008-03-06 ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Thai authorities ⓘ |
| arrestedIn | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrestedInOperation | U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration sting operation ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1967-01-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dushanbe
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajik SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles
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conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals ⓘ conspiracy to kill U.S. officers and employees ⓘ conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization ⓘ |
| convictedIn | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles
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conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals ⓘ conspiracy to kill U.S. officers and employees ⓘ conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization ⓘ |
| convictionDate | 2011-11-02 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extraditedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extraditionDate | 2010-11-16 ⓘ |
| familyName | Bout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Viktor Anatolyevich Bout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Viktor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | United States federal prison system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| militaryService | Soviet Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Виктор Анатольевич Бут NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Merchant of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
illicit weapons smuggling
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international arms trafficking ⓘ |
| occupation |
arms dealer
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businessman ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Afghanistan
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Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
book "Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible"
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film "Lord of War" (loosely inspired) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentence | 25 years in federal prison ⓘ |
| sentencedBy | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentencingDate | 2012-04-05 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Interpol notices
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United Nations sanctions NERFINISHED ⓘ international sanctions ⓘ |
| usedBusinessCover | cargo airline companies ⓘ |
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