Suspect Russian Arm Dealer Says Rejects Plea Bargain -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout said on Sunday he had refused a plea bargain with the U.S. authorities in his first public comments after his extradition to the United States in November.
Russian state-owned RIA Novosti news agency published Bout's remarks he sent via a Russian embassy official in the U.S.
"I was offered a milder sentence, lower prison term and a possibility to bring my family to the U.S. if I tell everything I know about my ties in Russia and other countries," Bout said.
"But I answered that I had nothing to tell about, I don't know anything they are interested in."
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