A Chinese-born scientist, Quan-Sheng Shu, 68, has pleaded guilty to illegally selling rocket technology to China’s Communist regime.
The naturalized U.S. citizen, originally from Shanghai, is president of AMAC International Inc, which is based in Newport News, Virginia. The company has offices in Beijing.
Shu plead guilty to two counts of violating the Arms Export Control Act – one of helping facilities in the Hainan island develop technologies for manned space flights to the moon, and the second of sending a military document detailing the design of liquid hydrogen tanks needed for propelling rockets to outer space.
He plead guilty to one charge of bribery for securing a four-million dollar military contract for a French company that acted as an intermediary for AMAC. The bribery enabled Shu to earn more than $380,000 in commissions from the contract.
An assistant U.S. attorney said that Shu’s conviction had arisen out of an FBI investigation in tie-up with U.S. trade and customs officials.
Shu faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a million-dollar fine for each violation of the Arms Export act. The charge of bribery could add an additional five years to his prison term. Sentencing in his case is set for April 6, 2009.
The naturalized U.S. citizen, originally from Shanghai, is president of AMAC International Inc, which is based in Newport News, Virginia. The company has offices in Beijing.
Shu plead guilty to two counts of violating the Arms Export Control Act – one of helping facilities in the Hainan island develop technologies for manned space flights to the moon, and the second of sending a military document detailing the design of liquid hydrogen tanks needed for propelling rockets to outer space.
He plead guilty to one charge of bribery for securing a four-million dollar military contract for a French company that acted as an intermediary for AMAC. The bribery enabled Shu to earn more than $380,000 in commissions from the contract.
An assistant U.S. attorney said that Shu’s conviction had arisen out of an FBI investigation in tie-up with U.S. trade and customs officials.
Shu faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a million-dollar fine for each violation of the Arms Export act. The charge of bribery could add an additional five years to his prison term. Sentencing in his case is set for April 6, 2009.
