Former US Military Pilot Pleads Guilty to Selling Aviation Technology Secrets to China

Former US Military Pilot Pleads Guilty to Selling Aviation Technology Secrets to China
The Department of Justice (DOJ) logo is pictured on a wall in New York on Dec. 5, 2013. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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A former U.S. military pilot pleaded guilty on June 23 to acting as a paid agent of China, admitting that he provided U.S. aviation-related technology to the communist regime, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.

Shapour Moinian, a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot from San Diego, admitted in a federal court to “receiving thousands of dollars” from representatives of Chinese authorities to provide aviation-related information to China, according to the statement.

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