That smuggling activity exposes a vulnerability in our border security, and that is a vulnerability we will address.

The case that we bring today involves nothing less than the brazen attempt to steal the wealth of a sovereign nation, ... The defendants ... attempted to bribe key decision-makers and corrupt the privatization process.

You'll be hearing about pain, pain that this defendant caused, ... Listen to what the victims lost that day, the day the defendant killed.

This defendant is a danger to anyone he would come into contact with.

ICE teams have been in Iraq since the war began in March, where they've been working with the Department of Defense to peel back the layers of Saddam's covert weapons procurement network and track down his suppliers.

After their testimony the suffering and the pain caused by this defendant can now be associated with real family, with real lives lost, lives that were stolen by this defendant.

They are now fugitives. We will be using our resources to find them.

Today we are sending a message to those U.S. companies and individuals that may have helped arm the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein.

The word isn't getting out so much, and if more people knew, they would campaign.