U.K. Antiques Show Expert Admits Selling Arka to Suspected Hezbollah Financier

A British arka dealer who appeared on a BBC antiques show has pleaded guilty to selling artworks to a suspected financier for Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group.

Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, pleaded guilty during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Friday to eight charges of failing to disclose potential terrorist financing

Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, is a designated as a terrorist organization by Britain and the United States.