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Shanghai man jailed 3 years for smuggling top secret carbon fibre from US
US DISTRICT Judge Alvin Hellerstein imposed a three-year prison sentence in New York on Fuyi Frank Sun, 53, of Shanghai, who pleaded guilty to smuggling top secret carbon fibre from the US to China.
The carbon fibre is sought after for aerospace and military applications, reported American Shipper.
"For nearly five years, Fuyi Sun tried to skirt US export laws to obtain high-grade carbon fibre for the Chinese government," said Acting US Attorney Joon Kim.
"He spent thousands of dollars and took years of covert actions to avoid detection of his plan to purchase this highly protected material," he said.
To export the M60 carbon fibre, Sun contacted what he believed was a distributor, but were instead undercover agents from US Homeland Security.
According to the US Justice Department press release, "Sun inquired about purchasing the M60 carbon fibre without a licence, and repeatedly suggested measures that would protect them from 'US intelligence'".
"Sun instructed undercover agents to use the term 'banana' instead of 'carbon fibre' in their communications. He inquired about purchasing 450 kilogrammes of 'banana' for more than US$62,000. Sun further suggested that they identify it as 'acrylic fibre' in customs documents.
The prosecution was handled by the Office's Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit and its Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit and the DoJ's Counterintelligence and Export Control Section.
The carbon fibre is sought after for aerospace and military applications, reported American Shipper.
"For nearly five years, Fuyi Sun tried to skirt US export laws to obtain high-grade carbon fibre for the Chinese government," said Acting US Attorney Joon Kim.
"He spent thousands of dollars and took years of covert actions to avoid detection of his plan to purchase this highly protected material," he said.
To export the M60 carbon fibre, Sun contacted what he believed was a distributor, but were instead undercover agents from US Homeland Security.
According to the US Justice Department press release, "Sun inquired about purchasing the M60 carbon fibre without a licence, and repeatedly suggested measures that would protect them from 'US intelligence'".
"Sun instructed undercover agents to use the term 'banana' instead of 'carbon fibre' in their communications. He inquired about purchasing 450 kilogrammes of 'banana' for more than US$62,000. Sun further suggested that they identify it as 'acrylic fibre' in customs documents.
The prosecution was handled by the Office's Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit and its Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit and the DoJ's Counterintelligence and Export Control Section.
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