RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A former U.S. Marine has been found guilty of conspiracy to illegally export and smuggle firearms and controlled equipment from the U.S. to Haiti to train members of that country’s army in foreign armed conflict, according to federal prosecutors.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Raleigh said in a news release that Jacques Yves Sebastien Duroseau, 34, who was born in Haiti and lives in North Carolina, was found guilty on Thursday of conspiracy to illegally export and smuggle firearms and controlled equipment from the U.S. and transporting firearms without a license. The news release did not indicate a sentencing date.
Prosecutors said Duroseau and a co-conspirator impersonated high ranking military officers, pretending to be on military business so they could illegally take eight firearms by commercial aircraft to Haiti.
Evidence also showed Duroseau planned to train the Haitian Army with the firearms and equipment so they could engage in foreign conflicts, prosecutors said.
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