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US charges Japanese crime boss over alleged trafficking of nuclear materials to Iran
- A leader of the Yakuza was charged by the US for conspiring to traffic nuclear material from Myanmar to Iran for nuclear weapons development.
- The trafficked nuclear material was seized by an undercover DEA agent, found to contain uranium and weapons-grade plutonium.
- Ebisawa, a leader of an international crime syndicate, is facing charges of trafficking nuclear materials, among others, and is awaiting trial.
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Feds Charge Suspected Japanese Yakuza Leader With Trafficking Nuclear Materials
U.S. federal prosecutors have brought new charges against a Japanese national and suspected leader within the Yakuza transnational crime syndicate, alleging he conspired to traffic nuclear materials. Prosecutors filed a superseding indictment against Japanese national Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, in the U.S. District Court for New York’s Southern District on Wednesday. Prosecutors allege Mr. Ebisawa trafficked material uranium and weapons-grade plutoniu…
·New York, United States
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Japanese yakuza charged in N.Y. over nuclear material trafficking
A U.S. attorney says a leader of a yakuza organized crime syndicate has been charged with conspiring to traffic uranium and weapons-grade plutonium from Myanmar to other countries.
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