Alleged Yakuza leader admits trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
An alleged leader from Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicate has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar as part of a global web of trades in drugs, weapons and laundered cash, according to the US Department of Justice.
Japanese Yakuza leader pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, a Yakuza leader, was said to have "brazenly trafficked nuclear material, including weapons-grade plutonium".
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The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.
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Accused leader of Japan crime syndicate pleads guilty to attempted trafficking of nuclear materials from Myanmar
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a statement on Wednesday announcing that Takeshi Ebisawa, allegedly a prominent figure in Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicate, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar.
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Leader of Japan crime group pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials
NEW YORK -- The purported leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges alleging that he conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons. Takeshi Ebisawa ...
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Japanese Crime Leader Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Nuclear Materials from Myanmar
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan, pleaded guilty in Manhattan, New York, to conspiring with a network of associates to traffic nuclear materials.
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Japanese Yakuza leader pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar
to his "international network of criminal associates" which spanned Japan, Thailand, Myanmar (also known as Burma), Sri Lanka and the US, among other places, court documents say. From UC-1 ...
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