Sean John McCann
Sean Gerard McCann, also known as Sean John McCann,[1] (born c. 1957) is a Canadian citizen who was one of four suspected members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army arrested by the FBI, with help from the BATF,[2] following a two-month investigation that culminated in the attempted purchase of a Stinger missile in January 1990.[1]
McCann, 33 years old at the time of his arrest, was holidaying in Florida and staying in a trailer park in the southern portion of Palm Beach.[3]
The four men had paid $50,000 to an undercover FBI agent[4] after some of the men arranged to meet the man at a warehouse where he claimed to store stolen military equipment.[3]
References
- 1 2 New York Times, "Four were accused of tringy to buy antiaircraft missile for the IRA", January 13 1990.
- ↑ National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, This Terrorism in the United States Report, 2005
- 1 2 Toronto Star, "Stinger missile subjects fell foul of FBI sting", January 14, 1990
- ↑ Toronto Star, "Canadian held by FBI in arms plot", January 13, 1990
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