Ex-NYPD Cop, Brother Sentenced in International Gun Case

Two brothers who served in law enforcement have been sentenced in New York to three years in prison for shipping weapons to the Philippines.

A Brooklyn Federal judge handed down the terms to Rex and Wilfredo Maralit Friday.

Rex Maralit, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, is an ex-NYPD officer. Wilfredo Maralit of Garden Grove, California, worked as a Customs and Borders Protection officer at the Los Angeles International Airport.

They were charged last year with conspiring to sell high-powered weapons to buyers in the Philippines without a required license. In June they pleaded guilty to violating an export law.

The New York Times reports both expressed contrition at their sentencing.

Prosecutors say a third brother believed to be in the Philippines is still at large.

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