'Merchant of Death' gets 25 yearsApril 6, 2012 at 9:23 AMLink CopiedRead full articleAlla Bout, the wife of Viktor Bout arrives at Manhattan Federal CourtAlla Bout, the wife of Viktor Bout, arrives at Manhattan Federal Court for the first day of jury selection in New York. Viktor Bout, the alleged Russian arms dealer described by the United States as "one of the most dangerous men" in the world, went on trial Tuesday in New YorkA defiant Russian arms dealer dubbed the Merchant of Death was sentenced Apr. 5 to 25 years in prison, far short of the life term prosecutors sought for his conviction on terrorism charges that grew from a U.S. sting operation. View comments