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Californian Businessman Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Illegal China Arms Deals

Californian Businessman Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Illegal China Arms Deals
The seal of the United States Department of Justice is seen on the building exterior of the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, N.Y., on Aug. 17, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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A businessman in southern California was sentenced on March 30 to one year and one day in prison for illegally brokering sales of embargoed arms from China to the United States, and for falsifying the correlating tax returns.

Xie Tuqiang pleaded guilty to violating the Arms Export Control Act and filing a false tax return in 2019, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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