article_snippet: I was blind to allow Wilfredo Maralit to believe that I was merely avoiding red tape,' Wilfredo Maralit said.
article_snippet: Wilfredo Maralit lawyer Louis M. Freeman said the brothers motivation was 'totally economic' during the trial last year.
article_snippet: Wilfredo Maralit's lawyer Louis M. Freeman said there was 'no evidence' the brothers were 'interested in providing weapons for political purposes'.