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A U.S. Army captain who was intelligence liaison to the Japanese military was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in prison for a firearms smuggling conspiracy.
U.S. District Judge Marsha J Pechman rejected a recommendation from both sides that Capt Tomoaki Iishiba be spared time behind bars. She says the [...]

I previously reported the story of Captain Tomoaki Iishiba who was indicted for conspiring to export military equipment to Japan without obtaining U.S. government approval. He pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to smuggle firearms parts to Japan without a license.
Capt. Tomoaki Iishiba admitted in his plea agreement Monday that he circumvented export permit requirements by [...]

Below is additional information on Captain Tomoaki Iishiba the Army 0-3 Indicted for Military Tech Export:

Lt. Tomoaki Iishiba is something of a celebrity among the Japanese troops he’s working with here in Sendai.
A policeman’s son who grew up in Tokyo, he left his native country in 1993 and moved to the United States to pursue [...]