A 44-year-old Woodland Hills woman is expected to appear in court Monday on charges that she trafficked arms for the Iranian government.
Shamim Mafi was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night, according to First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. She is charged with brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan, he said.
If convicted of the single charged count of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, she would face up to 20 years in federal prison…