HARTFORD, Conn. - A former defense contractor accused of sending sensitive information about U.S. military jet programs to his native Iran in an effort to land a job there pleaded guilty on Wednesday.
Mozaffar Khazaee entered his plea to violating the Arms Export Control Act in federal court and faces up to 20 years in prison. Sentencing for Khazaee, who's 60, is set for May.
Federal prosecutors said Khazaee, who used to live in Manchester, stole information about engines used in the F35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor programs from three employers, including East Hartford-based Pratt & Whitney. He tried to use that information to get a job with multiple state-controlled universities in Iran from 2009 to 2013, authorities said.
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