| From: MJ | 5/19/2006 8:24:32 PM | | | | | | John-----the first post I read mentioned that the Taiwanese man had worked for Lockheed for 12 years. Just so there is no doubt I will find that one also.
mj
From The Tocqueville Connection
CHINA DENIES US SPYING ALLEGATIONS
Received Thursday, 18 May 2006 11:11:00 GMT
BEIJING, May 18, 2006 (AFP) - China Thursday denied as "groundless" allegations that it was trying to steal military and scientific intelligence from the United States.
"The so-called accusation that China is stealing US military and scientific intelligence is groundless," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said.
A Taiwanese man has pleaded guilty in the United States to spying for Beijing. He had been seeking illegally to export missiles and aircraft parts to China.
Ko-Suen Moo, also known as Bill Moo, was arrested in November. He was formally accused in February of being an agent for China, and of conspiring to buy and export missiles and engines for fighter planes and helicopters, the US District Attorney's office in Miami said Wednesday.
Liu maintained that China had strict procedures for the procurement of weapons overseas. "We have a series of approval and oversight procedures on the import of military products," he said.
"The Chinese military product importers will not purchase any products from suppliers who fail to provide legal documents."
Court documents allege that during a trip to Florida, Moo inspected an F-16 aircraft engine and transferred 140,000 dollars to cover transportation costs for its delivery to an airstrip in China.
Moo told authorities that once the purchase of the fighter jet engine was completed, he planned to buy 70 Blackhawk helicopter engines as well as air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles.
He was also accused of trying to buy his way out of jail by offering an official half a million dollars.
Authorities are still looking for his alleged co-conspirator, Maurice Serge Voros, from Paris.
Moo faces up to 30 years in jail and fines totalling two million dollars if found guilty on all counts. Sentencing has not yet been scheduled.
Previous stories in same thread:
Taiwanese man pleads guilty to being Chinese spy, seeking weapons (Wednesday, 17 May 2006 18:24:00 GMT) |
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| To: MJ who wrote (718) | 5/19/2006 8:53:35 PM | | From: MJ | | | | This is old news that you likely knew about----2005---case now complete. If link doesn't work google the title.
Excerpt from Vanessa Blum's article
sun-sentinel.com
Taiwanese faces up to 8 years in prison for acting as agent for China
By Vanessa Blum
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 18, 2006
A Taiwanese national who worked as an international sales representative for Lockheed Martin pleaded guilty Wednesday in Miami federal court to acting as a secret agent for communist China.
Ko-Suen Moo, 59, also admitted that he attempted to illegally obtain sophisticated weapons for the Chinese government and that after being arrested, he tried to bribe a prosecutor and a federal judge to drop the charges against him.
The case comes to a close after months of intrigue involving undercover agents, jailhouse snitches, claims of government misconduct and allegations that the Chinese government was paying Moo's legal bills.------------
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U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta said Moo threatened national security by secretly negotiating the purchase of military-grade aircraft engines, air-to-air missiles and air-to-ground missiles for China.
Federal agents arrested Moo in November 2005 at a Fort Lauderdale hotel. Hours before his arrest, Moo finalized a deal with an undercover customs agent to buy an F-16 engine for $3.9 million and move it to China.
The United States does not permit the sale of military items to China.----------more article go to site |
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| To: rairden who wrote (566) | 12/19/2006 6:08:16 PM | | From: rairden | | | | | 7+ years later, still not a very active thread. Mostly I've been wading through the garbage-prone boards over at YahooFinance to keep up with small investor sentiment. Glad to see the SI community is still alive (and my login info is still valid). |
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