British man in missiles-to-Iran case to enter new plea
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A British man accused of trying to buy missile parts from undercover U.S. agents for sale to Iran is to return to federal court in El Paso to enter a new plea.
Christopher Tappin had pleaded not guilty after his extradition from the United Kingdom in February. He was released on a $1 million bond in April and is scheduled for trial Nov. 5.
U.S. District Judge David Briones issued on Thursday an order scheduling a re-arraignment of the 65-year-old Brit for Nov. 1. The U.S. Attorney's Office didn't comment, and there's no immediate reply to messages left with Tappin's lawyer's office.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Two other men indicted in the scheme have already been sentenced to prison.