Captain gets 1 year for firearms conspiracy

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Captain gets 1 year for firearms conspiracy
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Nov 7, 2008 17:16:49 EST

SEATTLE — A Fort Lewis Army captain was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in prison for firearms smuggling conspiracy.

U.S. District Judge Marsha J. Pechman rejected a recommendation from both sides that Capt. Tomoaki Iishiba be spared time behind bars. She says the 34-year-old former Army intelligence liaison to the Japanese military showed poor judgment.

After serving his sentence, Iishiba faces three years on supervised release.

He pleaded guilty in July to arranging to send firearms parts to Japan without a license repeatedly since 2006. The components included 60 EoTech 553 holographic night vision sights.

Government and defense lawyers recommended a sentence of three years on probation.


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