Robert J. Shubert, Sr., Arms Export Violation, Georgia 2014
A Warner Robins, Georgia man has been sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for violating the Arms Export Act and possessing over 80 unregistered pipe bombs.
Robert J. Shubert, Sr., 49, was sentenced on October 14, 2014, by Judge Marc T. Treadwell in Macon, Georgia, to 78 months in prison.
The investigation revealed that Shubert conspired with a foreign national between June 2006 and December 2011 to export defense articles to a foreign nation without the proper authority or license.
Shubert purchased the defense articles from various legitimate distributors and shipped them to a foreign nation at a considerable profit to himself.
The search warrants executed on homes owned by Shubert in Warner Robins, Georgia, and in Wisconsin revealed more than 80 unregistered destructive devices, better known as pipe bombs.
Shubert was also charged with one count of possession of an unregistered firearm.
The Court imposed a fine of $15,000 and ordered forfeiture of $147,892. The Court also prohibited Shubert from leaving the United States and ordered his passport be surrendered to the State Department.
“Robert J. Shubert showed a total disregard for the laws of the United States of America and the potential harm the defense articles he exported could pose to others,” said United States Attorney Michael Moore.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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