Posted on 11/17/2020 8:47:41 PM PST by SeekAndFind
TUCSON, Ariz. – Today, Wei Sun, 49, a Chinese national and naturalized citizen of the United States, was sentenced to 38 months in prison by District Court Judge Rosemary Marquez. Sun previously pleaded guilty to one felony count of violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).
Sun was employed in Tucson for 10 years as an electrical engineer with Raytheon Missiles and Defense. Raytheon Missiles and Defense develops and produces missile systems for use by the United States military. During his employment with the company, Sun had access to information directly related to sensitive defense technology. Some of this defense technical information constituted what is defined as “defense articles,” which are controlled and prohibited from export without a license under the AECA and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (the ITAR).
From December 2018 to January 2019, Sun traveled from the United States to China on a personal trip. On that trip, Sun brought along unclassified defense-related technical information in his company-issued computer, including data associated with an advanced missile guidance system that was controlled and regulated under the AECA and the ITAR. Despite having been trained to handle these materials correctly, Sun knowingly transported the information to China without an export license in violation of the AECA and the ITAR.
“Sun was a highly skilled engineer entrusted with sensitive missile technology that he knew he could not legally transfer to hostile hands,” said Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers. “Nevertheless, he delivered that controlled technology to China. Today’s sentence should stand as a warning to others who might be tempted similarly to put the nation’s security at risk.”
“The United States relies on private contractors to help build our unparalleled defense technology,” said United States Attorney Michael Bailey.
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I believe he should have to face the consequences of his actions.
However, here we see the difference between a "nominal" engineer in a defense contractor and oh say Hillary Clinton. If you're a Clinton, you can knowingly expose thousands of sensitive emails, including dozens, hundreds of classified documents... If you're a worker bee - you go to prison.
Should have been placed under the jail.
Too bad he isn’t a Clinton or a Biden.
It is OK when they do it.
If Bernie Schwartz had an adopted son...
Gee, who would have thought that a Chinese national would have done something like that. I never would have seen that coming. Let’s just put him to work building missiles, why not?
What did Mark Esper know and when did he know it?
Only 38 months? No deterrent at all.
Both this guy and they guy who hired him should have been executed.
Televised hanging more appropriate.
He will be one of the last martyrs for China and will be freed once Harris come into Office, because the Word will come down from Beijing
“Today, Wei Sun, 49, a Chinese national and naturalized citizen of the United States, was sentenced to 38 months in prison by District Court Judge Rosemary Marquez. Sun previously pleaded guilty to one felony count of violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).”
I guess our FBI’s reasoning in letting this guy get a Top Secret was that he took a pledge to support America when he was naturalized, and thus all his associations with China (like family, language, friends, etc.) VAPORIZED at the same moment.
At n least strip him of his American citizenship and deport him immediately after he is released.
Judge is an O’Bammy appointee,, 2014
https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/márquez-rosemary
3 years 2 months? That’s it? Soft on crime or what?
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