Iranian Woman Arrested for Arms Deals

0:00Federal prosecutors just nabbed a 44-year-old Iranian woman in Los Angeles for allegedly brokering big weapons deals between Iran and Sudan, raking in millions along the way. Shami Maffi from Woodland Hills got arrested Saturday at LAX while trying to catch a flight to Istanbul. She's now charged with conspiracy to break the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which clamps down on deals with Iran over national. Security threats like nukes and terrorism. She became a lawful permanent resident here back in October 2016 and ran her company Atlas International Business to pull off these. Scheme starting early this year. One major play was hooking up Sudan's military with an Iranian drone for over $70 million. She pocketed more than $7 million for that. Alone. She also pushed 55,000 bomb fuses and millions of ammo rounds their way. Officials are fired up about this, calling it a straight betrayal while living freely in the U.S., acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said nobody.

1:02Gets a pass for arming Iran's adversaries on American soil and though prosecute hard, first assist the U.S. attorney Bill S.A. Lee echoed that, slamming her for exporting our system to traffic arms for a hostile regime. She set for her first quarter parents in downtown LA, no plea yet, but if convicted, she faces up to 20 years in federal prison. The feds are doubling down on sanctions enforcement to hit these threats head on. This case shines a light on how sanctions battles play out right here at home, and you can bet more eyes are on similar networks now. Stay sharp out there. That's your update from California News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.