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category: Other
summary: In April 1989, Timpani was involved in a deal to sell three C-130s to Tehran,
  working with Richard St.
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- Person
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[Mike Timpani](/people/mike-timpani/) was an individual who worked for GeoMiliTech (GMT), a [CIA](/organizations/central-intelligence-agency/)-financed company. He was involved in various arms deals, particularly concerning the sale of C-130 aircraft to [Iran](/places/iran/).[^1]

In April 1989, [Timpani](/people/mike-timpani/) was involved in a deal to sell three C-130s to [Tehran](/places/iran/), working with [Richard St. Francis](/people/richard-st-francis/) of [TransCapital Corporation](/organizations/transcapital-corporation/) and [Joseph O'Toole](/people/joseph-otoole/). This deal was intended to be a go-between for [Israel](/places/israel/) and [Iran](/places/iran/). He was slated to make a personal profit of $2 million from this deal.[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.