Woman Pleads Guilty in Plot to Send Air Beacons to Syria
A New Jersey woman pleaded guilty today to conspiring to illegally ship a sophisticated air navigation system to Syria and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution of her business partner.
Rosemary Loughery, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Arms Export Control Act, which requires proper licensing of military equipment to ensure that arms are not shipped to countries not entitled to receive the material.
Loughery entered the guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, who scheduled sentencing for Sept. 11.
As part of the plea bargain, Loughery agreed to provide the government with information about her business partner, Kevin Gilday, who is also named in the 10-count indictment and other people who may be involved in the conspiracy.
Gilday, president of Gilday Associates in Philadelphia, is scheduled to go on trial Nov. 30 before Jackson. The indictment charged that he prepared false applications for export licenses to hide the ultimate destination of the radio navigational beacons made by Gould Inc.
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