A former Marine broke arms controls laws when he trained Chinese military pilots without permission, authorities said
Illinois Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and New York Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney draft ways to work together towards shared values on 'Special Report.'Chinese militaryDaniel Edmund Duggan, an Australian citizen, taught pilots in the Chinese military pilots how to take off and land on aircraft carriers on at least three occasions from 2010 to 2012 in South Africa, according to a 2017 indictment unsealed this week.
He was arrested in Australia in October, the same week Britain announced a crackdown on its former military pilots working to train Chinese military aviators. This image shows a carrier-based J-15 fighter jet preparing to land on the Chinese navy's Liaoning aircraft-carrier during open-sea combat training. A former U.S. Marine is charged with conspiracy for training Chinese military pilots, authorities said.and international arms trafficking regulations and a charge of conspiracy and conspiracy to launder money. The U.S. must lodge an extradition request by Dec. 20, Reuters reported.
The Justice Department said Duggan and his unnamed co-conspirators never applied for a license to provide their services to foreigners. The co-conspirators include three people from China, the United Kingdom and South Africa. Fox News Digital has reached out to Duggan's attorney, Dennis Miralis, in Australia. Last month, Miralis said his client is classified as an"extreme high risk" and has been denied access to pens or stationery and has been refused medical treatment.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Former US pilot held in Australia faces charges over training Chinese military pilot | CNNFormer US Marine pilot Daniel Duggan, who was arrested earlier this year in Australia, is accused of breaking US arms control law by training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, according to an indictment unsealed by a US court.
Read more »
Former U.S. fighter pilot accused of training Chinese military pilotsAccording to the indictment, Duggan faces two counts of violating the arms export control act and international arms trafficking regulations, one charge of conspiracy to launder money, and one count of conspiracy.
Read more »
Florida woman's 1994 murder solved after detectives dig up grave of former U.S. MarineFlorida detectives have solved the brutal 1994 murder of an 89-year-old woman after an investigation culminated in digging up the grave of a former U.S. Marine who once lived near the victim's home, authorities said Tuesday.
Read more »
Five Chinese nationals were wounded in Kabul hotel attack - Chinese foreign ministryFive Chinese nationals were wounded in an attack on a hotel in central Kabul on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.
Read more »
Apple needs the Chinese consumer even more than Chinese factoriesInsider tells the global tech, finance, markets, media, healthcare, and strategy stories you want to know.
Read more »
Trump says he rejected Russia deal to swap Paul Whelan for Viktor BoutFormer President Donald Trump said that he had previously rejected Russia’s attempts to trade “Merchant of Death” arms dealer Viktor Bout for former US Marine Paul Whelan.
Read more »