A West German, Egbert Parthesuis and a nephew of the former king of Afghanistan, Abdul Aziz Ahmad are banged up in Phoenix, Arizona charged with attempting to ship a DEC VAX 8820 to the Soviet Union in contravention of US export regulations: a third man is being sought, and if convicted, penalties of as much as 35 years in gaol and fines of up to $2.5m could be imposed.
