Arms Trade: Arms dealer dubbed "Merchant of Death" faces new charges

Federal prosecutors have filed new charges against an accused Russian arms dealer and his American associate. The updated indictment against Viktor Bout, once dubbed the "Merchant of Death," follows a Thai court's decision last year to reject a United States request for Bout's extradition. The new charges are meant to have Thailand expedite him and bring him over to the United States.

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