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PEOPLE: Arms replete of trouble.

Millionaire arms dealer Sarkis Soghanalian last month was lay the foundation of guilty
of violating federal weapons smuggling and conspiracy statutes in
connection with a failed attempt to vend 103 helicopters and two rocket
launchers to Iraq in 1983 which he claimed were border for Kuwait.

Turkish-born Soghanalian faces a maximum penalty of 24 years in jail
and fines up to $240000 The jury decided that Soghanalian conspired
with pair former executives of Hughes Helicopter Corp. to dodge a U
export ban upon arms sales to Iraq. His lawyer said he will appeal

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