Iranian extradited to US to face 2014 smuggling indictment over export of military sonar gear

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SEATTLE – An Iranian citizen who was indicted more than a decade ago on charges that he shipped military sonar equipment from the U.S. to Iran in violation of American trade sanctions has been extradited to Seattle, the Justice Department said Monday. Reza Dindar, 44, was indicted in 2014 on charges that include conspiracy, smuggling and money laundering. He was arrested last July in Panama at the request of U.S. authorities and flown to Seattle last Thursday, the DOJ said. It’s unclear where Dindar had been in the intervening years or why he had not been arrested sooner. Dindar made…