CNN.Labeled the “Merchant of Death,” Bout is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence after being arrested during a federal sting operation in 2008.
Bout, who was accused with conspiring to sell weapons to people who intended to kill Americans, was convicted of offering to sell weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles, to federal agents posing as members of the guerrilla group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.In exchange for Bout’s release, Russia would release Griner and Paul Whelan, a former U.S.
Marine who the United States claims has been “wrongfully detained” since 2018, back into U.S. custody.Whelan, who served as director of global security and investigations for an Michigan-based international automotive parts manufacturer at the time of his arrest, was detained while visiting Russia to attend the wedding of a fellow Marine.
He was charged with espionage, and was sentenced to 16 years in prison, but has denied spying, claiming he was set up in a sting operation.Griner, a lesbian, is currently on trial, having been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle illegal drugs into Russia.
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