Japanese crime leader pleads guilty in U.S. to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 9, 2025
WASHINGTON — The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday, the Justice Department said in a statement.
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan, pleaded guilty in Manhattan to conspiring with a network of associates to traffic nuclear materials, including uranium and weapons-grade plutonium, from Myanmar to other countries,