Chinese National Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Shipping Weapons to North Korea via China

The defendant has been staying in California illegally for years after his student visa expired.
Chinese National Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Shipping Weapons to North Korea via China
The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington in a file photo. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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A Chinese national who overstayed his student visa has been sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally shipping ammunition and other military items to North Korea via China.

Shenghua Wen, 42, of Ontario, California, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson in Los Angeles on Aug. 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced in a statement.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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