{"id":4421,"date":"2016-06-17T16:22:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T21:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/?p=4421"},"modified":"2016-06-17T16:22:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T21:22:30","slug":"california-resident-convicted-of-conspiring-to-illegally-export-fighter-jet-engines-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2016\/06\/17\/california-resident-convicted-of-conspiring-to-illegally-export-fighter-jet-engines-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"California Resident Convicted of Conspiring to Illegally Export Fighter Jet Engines &#038; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DOJ-logo.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2491\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2491\" src=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DOJ-logo.jpg\" alt=\"DOJ - logo\" width=\"228\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a>California Resident Convicted of Conspiring to Illegally Export Fighter Jet Engines &amp; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to China<\/p>\n<p>Wenxia Man, aka Wency Man, 45, of San Diego, was convicted of conspiring to export and cause the export of fighter jet engines, an unmanned aerial vehicle \u2013 commonly known as a drone \u2013 and related technical data to the People\u2019s Republic of China, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan was convicted of conspiring to evade U.S. export laws by agreeing to illegally acquire and send to China fighter jet engines, a highly sophisticated military drone and related technical data,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Carlin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtecting our nation from the illegal movement of technology and defense articles is a top national security concern,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Ferrer.\u00a0 \u201cIn the interests of our national defense, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office and our law enforcement partners will continue to target for criminal prosecution those who attempt to unlawfully procure military equipment, munitions, tools and materials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cICE-HSI works very closely with numerous domestic and international partners to deny prohibited recipients access to restricted arms, munitions, weapons and controlled technologies,\u201d said Acting Special Agent in Charge Hutchinson.<\/p>\n<p>Man was convicted at trial of conspiring to export and cause the export of defense articles without the required license.<\/p>\n<p><em>According to evidence presented at trial, between approximately March 2011 and June 2013, Man conspired with Xinsheng Zhang, who was located in China, to illegally acquire and export to China defense articles including: Pratt &amp; Whitney F135-PW-100 engines used in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter; Pratt &amp; Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines used in the F-22 Raptor fighter jet; General Electric F110-GE-132 engines designed for the F-16 fighter jet; the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper\/Predator B Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, capable of firing Hellfire Missiles; and technical data for each of these defense articles.\u00a0 During the course of the investigation, when talking to an HSI undercover agent, Man referred to Zhang, as a \u201ctechnology spy\u201d who worked on behalf of the Chinese military to copy items obtained from other countries and stated that he was particularly interested in stealth technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Man faces a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.\u00a0 Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 19, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Attorney General Carlin joined U.S. Attorney Ferrer in commending the investigative efforts of the ICE-HSI Counter Proliferation Unit and DCIS offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>To read the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/california-resident-convicted-conspiring-illegally-export-fighter-jet-engines-and-unmanned\">press release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Resident Convicted of Conspiring to Illegally Export Fighter Jet Engines &amp; 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