European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago q the stars and stripes saturday. April 4,1987 jury finds pakistani guilty of illicit arms sales to Iran Bridgeport Conn. A a jury thursday rejected a claim by a pakistani National that he was pan of the Reagan administration s efforts to Trade arms for hostages and found him guilty of illegally exporting missile Partilo deliberating for just 80 minutes a Federal jury found Arif a. Durrani 37, of Westlake Village. Calif guilty of two count or exporting weapons without a in. Cense and one count of exporting without faces a possible 10 Yean in prison and a $ 1 million Fine on each count. Sentencing was schedule for May 12 by . District judge Daly. His attorneys immediately said they would the trial Durrani had maintained he had been part of inc government s attempts to Trade arms for hostages and had Mcl with former National Security Council aide it. Col. Oliver North in Londo last fall to arrange shipments on wednesday Cia and National Security Council officials refuted Durrani s Contention. Charles Meyer records management officer for the director of administration for the Cia said All or the won t give up surrogate Mother Mary Beth will Bead tearfully tells a news conference in red Bank no that her struggle to gain custody of her child u not Over. She is trying to overturn a judge s ruling that stripped her at ill parental rights to he daughter known Ai baby m. The surrogate mom s attorneys have asked for slay in the court aider Mug the biological Fetter William Stem Caa Lody of the year old girl. Hawk missile pans came from the department of de sense Edmund Doyle an executive with Danbury base radio research instrument co., testified Durrani had purchased Hawk missile parts for Aryl Hii prosecution witness Michael Snedden an accounting and budgeting analyst with the National Security Council testified North did not travel to Lon Don in september 1986.during closing arguments. Assistant . Attorney Holly Fitzsimmons portrayed Durrani As a or. Durrani is telling you the truth Hen or. Doyle is lying the Cia is lying and the Csc is lying. The whole government s Case has to be a lie Fitzsi marions said defense lawyer Ira Grudberg said Durrani was act ing on behalf of a policy that had been passed Dow from the top of the government.1 he said the Appeal would be based on his inability to obtain pertinent records. Durrani has been held without Bond since his arrest oct 3,1986,in Danbury Conn. Tenn. Sencrie snuffs smoking Nashville Tenn
