Retired Navy Officer Sentenced in Parts Case
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A retired Navy intelligence officer was sentenced Monday to a year in federal prison and a $10,000 fine after pleading guilty to illegally exporting military aircraft parts.
George Charles Budenz II, 62, of Escondido was spared a longer sentence because of his cooperation in other cases, U.S. District Judge Larry Burns said.
Last month, Burns sentenced co-conspirator Ari Arif Durrani to 12 years after a trial in which testimony showed some of the parts had been bound for Iran.
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