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Money smuggler pilot Khamraj Lall has been sentenced to one year in jail and has been ordered to forfeit his private jet and over half a million US dollars involved in the offence to the US government.
US District Judge Jay A. Garcia-Gregory imposed the judgement on Tuesday, according to court documents seen by Stabroek News. Lall had faced one count of bulk cash smuggling into or out of the United States. He pleaded guilty to the charge last year.
The sentencing was postponed on several occasions and on Tuesday, Justice Garcia-Gregory sentenced Lall to 12 months in jail which he will serve in Fort Dix, New Jersey. Lall was also fined US$3100 and forfeited his interest in a jet – a 1988 Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Aircraft, Israel Aircraft Industries, Model Number 1124, Serial Number 441, FAA Registration N822QL – as well as all related aircraft maintenance log books consisting of