A British The man has been accused of espionage allegedly to try to smuggle “sensitive US Army” technology” To China,
We The Department of Justice said that John Miller, who is from Tunbridge Wales In Kent, inter -state is accused Follow And Conspiracy To chase interstate, and conspiracy, SmugglingAnd violation of the Arms Export Control Act.
The Department of Justice said that the US is demanding extradited to Mr. Miller from Serbia, as well as 43-year-old Chinese, with its co-composed Qui Guangaghai.
The most serious crime is accused on them – violation of the Arms Export Control Act – sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in jail.
According to the mail on Sunday, a neighbor said that 63 -year -old Mr. Miller often traveled to the Far East for work.
Court documents issued by the US Attorney Office stated that the pair “pleaded for the purchase of US defense articles, including missiles, air defense radars, drones, drones, and cryptographic devices, with the Crypto Ignition key, affiliated to the United States of the United States to the People’s Republic of China.”
The pair reportedly discussed ways to export a cryptographic device from the US to China, which included hiding the device in a blender, and shipping the device in the first Hong Kong.
Court documents stated that they paid around $ 10,000 (£ 7,400) as deposited for cryptographic devices through a courier in the US and transferred a wire to the US bank account.
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Both people are also told that they are part of one plot To stop a person who criticized the President of China Xi Jinping In November 2023, by opposing his presence at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
In the weeks leading to the APEC summit, they are accused of coordinating an interstate plan to monitor the victim by installing a tracking device on their car and killing the victim.
Another crime belongs to the spring of this year, when dissatisfied announced that they plan to make an online video feed public, depicting two new artistic sculptures of public Xi ​​and his wife.
In relation to these plots, the accused are said to have paid about $ 36,500 (£ 27,010) to two other persons to understand the victim to the victim from the online performance of the idols. Both of these persons were associated and acted with FBI,
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blancch said: “As reportedly, the defendants targeted an American resident to exercise their constitutional rights for free speech and conspired for traffic sensitive US military technology for Chinese rule.
“This is a clear attack on both our national security and our democratic values. This justice department will not tolerate foreign repression on American soil, nor will we allow hostile countries to infiltrate or exploit our defense systems.
“Wherever we emerge, we will act decisively to highlight and decompose these dangers.”
The US Attorney Bill Eseli for the central district of California said: “The prosecution alleged that Chinese foreign actors targeted a victim in our nation as they criticized the Chinese government and his President.
“My office will continue to use all the legal methods available to keep accountable foreign nationals engaged in criminal activity on our soil.”
Akil Davis, Assistant Director in charge of the Los Angeles Field Office of the FBI, said: “The FBI will not tolerate the international oppression that targeted those who target those in the United States who disagree about foreign leaders.
“Both defendants face serious pursuing allegations in Los Angeles and my office has intended to justify them to threaten critic of the victims, PRC (People’s Republic of China), and targeted him with violence.”
If convicted Mr. Miller may face the maximum penalty of five years jail for conspiracy, then five years to chase interstate chase, and 10 years in jail for smuggling.
