New York Company Charged With Illegally Selling Chinese-Made Equipment to US Military

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Richard Donoghue speaks during a press conference detailing the criminal charges filed against Aventura on illegal importation of Chinese surveillance equipment in New York, N.Y., on Nov. 7, 2019. Kena Betancur/Getty Images

NEW YORK—Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges accusing a New York company of illegally importing and selling to the U.S. military surveillance equipment made in China with known cybersecurity risks.

In a criminal complaint unsealed on Nov. 7, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said that Aventura Technologies, located in Commack, New York, was illegally selling the equipment to the U.S. government and private individuals, and has pocketed $88 million from the fraudulent activities.