Posted on 10/08/2009 7:24:45 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
A judge in Minnesota has sentenced three men for exporting high-tech carbon-fiber to the China Academy of Space Technology in violation of U.S. export laws.
U.S. District Judge Michael Davis sentenced Jian Wei Ding, 51, of Singapore, to three years and 10 months in prison. Kok Tong Lim, 37, of Singapore, was sentenced to just over one year of confinement because of his cooperation. Ping Cheng, 46, of Manhasset, N.Y., drew one year of probation because also cooperated.
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Don’t be the guy in charge.
The other 2 got off lucky it seems.
sounding like eeyore tonight i am afraid.
looks like the chinese actually got the stuff. and busy trying to copy it now if they have not already.
Whoops, sorry.
I thought the second guy got HOUSE confinement.
I’m guesing it’s jail.
I’m sure they have.
it would be attempted exporting if it never actually got there.
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