article_snippet: A former NYPD cop and his federal customs officer brother were sentenced to three years in prison for illegally exporting military-grade weapons for more than four years to the Philippines.
article_snippet: Rex Maralit, 46, had been with the NYPD for 11 years before he was fired after pleading guilty.
article_snippet: Wilfredo Maralit, 49, was a Customs and Border Protection officer for nine years in California.
article_snippet: Former the NYPD officer Rex Maralit (left), 46, and former federal customs officer Wilfredo Maralit (right), 49, were sentenced to three years in prison for illegally exporting military-grade weapons to the Philippines .
article_snippet: Former NYPD officer Rex Maralit (left), 46, and former federal customs officer Wilfredo Maralit (right)
article_snippet: Rex and Wilfredo Maralit pleaded guilty to violating the Arms Export Control Act.
article_snippet: Rex and Wilfredo Maralit were told Rex and Wilfredo Maralit would receive a lighter sentence if Rex and Wilfredo Maralit could convince Rex and Wilfredo Maralit brother Ariel to come to the United States and face charges, but the brothers were unsuccessful.
article_snippet: Wilfredo Maralit continues to live in the Philippines and is considered a fugitive, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
article_snippet: Judge Allyne R. Ross of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn said Judge Allyne R. Ross of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn wanted to give the public 'confidence that the rule of law applies with equal force to law enforcement officials and non-law enforcement officials' with the sentences.
highlights_snippet: Rex and Wilfredo pleaded guilty last year but Rex and Wilfredo brother refused to come to the US to face charges and is considered a fugitive .