Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Viktor Bout and Richard Chichakli

United States Treasury Department has designated Viktor Bout, Viktor Bout business relations, and Viktor Bout front companies.

Viktor Bout provided weapons to the Taliban and the vast majority of the sides fighting in sub-Saharan Africa. Designation was delayed by several weeks due to Viktor Bout business relation United States citizen Richard Chichakli, who is the United States financial handler for Viktor Bout. Richard Chichakli, resided in Richardson, Texas, is the son of a former Syria President and self-proclaimed childhood friend of Osama bin Laden. United States citizen designations require a higher threshold to be reached. A total of 39 front companies and four business relations were also designated. Viktor Bout profited $ 50,000,000.00 USD from supplying the Taliban with military equipment when they ruled Afghanistan.

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