‘Industrial Sabotage’: Former Army Pilot Sentenced for Spying for China

‘Industrial Sabotage’: Former Army Pilot Sentenced for Spying for China
The crest of the Department of Justice at its headquarters in Washington on May 10, 2021. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot was sentenced to 20 months in prison this week for spying on behalf of China’s communist regime.

Shapour Moinian was sentenced on Nov. 7 for his part in accepting thousands of dollars from representatives of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in exchange for providing the regime with classified aviation-related information taken from his defense contractors who employed him.

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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