Indicted Chinese National – Federal Prosecution For Exporting Nuclear Parts To Iran
From DOJ:
Sihai Cheng, a/k/a Chun Hai Cheng, a/k/a Alex Cheng, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), arrived at Logan Airport from the United Kingdom to face charges for conspiring to export pressure transducers to Iran which can be used in the production process of weapons-grade uranium. In February 2014, Cheng was arrested by British authorities on U.S. charges during a trip to the United Kingdom. He was detained in the United Kingdom pending extradition to the United States.
Cheng is charged in a ten-count indictment [for conspiring to export, and exporting, highly sensitive U.S. manufactured goods with nuclear applications to Iran]. The indictment alleges that Cheng supplied thousands of parts that have nuclear applications, including U.S. origin goods, to an Iranian company involved in the development and procurement of parts for Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
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