http://edition.cnn.com/2006/LAW/02/09/china.spy.indictment/
U.S. charges pair as China spies
Taiwanese, French citizens indicted in military equipment scheme
Friday, February 10, 2006 Posted: 0120 GMT (0920 HKT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Taiwanese citizen has been indicted as an agent of
the People's Republic of China in a lengthy indictment returned by a
federal grand jury in Florida, federal officials announced in Washington
Friday.
The man, identified as Ko-Suen Moo of Taipei, is charged with being a
covert Chinese agent, and working with a Frenchman to try to ship
sophisticated high-tech military equipment from the United States to China.
Moo and Serge Voros of Paris have been indicted in Miami, Florida with
attempting to export an F-16 aircraft engine, Black Hawk helicopter
engines, cruise missiles, and air-to-air missiles to China, according to
a statement released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities.
Moo is in federal custody in Florida. Voros remains at large.
Moo also faces bribery, money laundering and obstruction of justice
charges in the schemes alleged in a nine-count indictment.
The indictment says Moo and Voros had been negotiating to deliver the
equipment to China for two years. During one of at least two trips from
Taiwan to the United States, Moo allegedly transferred $140,000 to pay
for the delivery of the fighter aircraft engine to an airstrip on the
Chinese mainland.
"This case raises particular concerns given some of the items to be
exported," said Jesus Torres of ICE.
Officials of the Department of Homeland Security and the Defense
Department said the investigation was conducted jointly by ICE and the
Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
If convicted on all counts the defendants could be sentenced to a total
of more than 40 years in prison.
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