Illicit Sale of US Military Technology to China
A New Jersey man who allegedly sold sensitive US military technology to China was arrested this week by federal agents. The man, Sixing Liu, is 47-years old and was born in China, but he is now a permanent resident of the US. He has been charged with one count of exporting defense-related technical data without a license. According to the complaint, Mr. Liu who was known by the first name of "Steve" worked for a NJ based technology company over the last two years where he was a part of the senior engineering staff.
The company had a contract to work on precision navigational devices and other components for the US Department of Defense (DOD). Mr. Liu flew to China for a vacation last year, and when he returned the US Customs and Border Protection agents found that he was carrying a computer containing hundreds of documents related to his company's DOD projects. He never informed his company of the travel plans, which is a violation of their security protocol.