Pair Charged with Attempting to Acquire and Sell Defense Articles to China
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida recently announced the indictment of Ko-Suen Moo, of Taipei, Taiwan, and Maurice Serge Voros, of Paris, France for attemping to acquire and sell defense articles to China. Specifically, the two were charged with violating the Arms Export Control Act for their role in the llegal brokering and attempted export of certain defense articles to China, including one F-16 aircraft engine, Blackhawk helicopter engines, cruise missiles and air to air missiles. They are also charged with conspiracy to export defense articles to China without a license as well as money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Defendant Moo was also charged with being a covert agent of the Chinese Government operating in the U.S., obstruction of justice and an additional count of money laundering in connection with his efforts to pay $500,000 through an intermediary purportedly acting on behalf of an Assistant U.S. Attorney in exchange for obtaining Moo’s release from incarceration.
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