WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
HONOLULU - United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Shota Yamamoto, 29, of Tokyo, Japan, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by United States District Court Judge Micah W.J. Smith to 12 months and one day in prison for conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act by exporting firearm components and tactical accessories to Japan. Yamamoto pled guilty on January 22, 2026.Yamamoto is expected to be deported to Japan upon the completion of his sentence.
According to court records, from approximately March 2024 through July 2025, Yamamoto conspired with another person to export fir...