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Friday, July 2, 2004
Federal authorities on Thursday charged seven people from two Mount Laurel firms with smuggling militarily-sensitive electronics equipment to China.
"With these companies, we are alleging a willful effort to circumvent federal law designed to protect national security and American technology," said U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie.
Officials said the firms - Universal Technology Inc. and Manten Electronics Inc. - illegally transferred "national-security controlled" goods with military uses to China from December 1999 to the present.
As part of the scheme, the defendants falsely claimed material bound for government-sponsored research institutes in China was intended for recipients in America, including a shell company in Mount Laurel, officials said. One shipment site in China is believed to be linked to research involving weapons of mass destruction, authorities added.
The suspects also claimed to be shipping generic items that required no special approvals, according to criminal complaints.
In fact, officials said, U.S. export licenses were needed for the sophisticated technology that could be used in a range of defense weapons systems, including radar and electronic warfare.
Manten's top executive, Weibu "Kevin" Xu, 37, of Mount Laurel, and Terry Tengfang Li, 63, of Cherry Hill, president of Universal Technology, were held without bail on one count each of conspiracy, wire fraud and violation of the Export Administration Act.
Two criminal complaints also allege violations of the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations for shipping military defense articles to China, which is the subject of a U.S. arms embargo.
Facing the same charges are three Manten employees: Xiu Ling "Linda" Chen, 33; Kwan Chun "Jenny" Chan, 28; and Hao Li Chen, also known as Ali Chan, 28, all of Mount Laurel; and two Universal Technology employees, Zhonghe "James" Ji, 41, of Cherry Hill and Ronge "Robin" Tong, 37, of Voorhees.
Linda Chen and Hao Li Chen of Manten also were held without bail after a hearing in federal court Thursday afternoon.
The others were put on house arrest.
At the hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Judith Germano said more charges could be filed if the seven are indicted by a grand jury.
A probe into possible violations of export laws began in January 2003 and involved multiple federal agencies. During the investigation, federal agents conducted eight months of electronic surveillance on phone lines.
Authorities on Thursday seized bank accounts held by the businesses and defendants, as well as $66,430 found in the home of Hao Li Chen.
Investigators making arrests also discovered documents written in Chinese that included recommendations for violating immigration laws and arranging marriages, as well as suggestions on how to break away from tour groups while visiting the United States, Germano said.
Items shipped to China included 280 digital signal processors that allow aircraft to fly at low altitude, as well as a component for a video display linked to a radar system, "such as the type of system used in the Nighthawk Stealth fighter military aircraft," according to the complaints.
Investigators found that Manten generated at least 15 shipments to China without export licenses. Germano said Universal Technology was set up for the purpose of the illegal export business.
The items were often shipped by freighters owned by China Interocean Transport, a subsidiary of the Chinese government, officials said.
For most transactions, the defendants obtained restricted items from an American manufacturer or distributor, then falsified shipping documents and shipped the items to China, according to a criminal complaint.
"In at least one instance, defendants disguised the illegal export by having it shipped to (China) via Hong Kong, a process called `diversion' or `trans-shipping,' which is prohibited by United States export laws," said a complaint citing actions at Universal Technology.
The second complaint, which targets Manten, said Linda Chen in January of this year sent an e-mail to co-defendant Hao Li Chen that said, "Don't mention `export' " when ordering technology intended for shipment to China.
All of the defendants are naturalized U.S. citizens except for James Ji and Robin Tong, who are citizens of the People's Republic of China.
All of the Manten employees are family members, authorities said.
The export violations carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine, officials said. Each count of conspiracy and wire fraud carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
A hearing is scheduled for July 12 for Tengfang Li, 63, of Cherry Hill; Weibo Xu, 37, Xiu Ling Chen, 33, and Hao Li Chen, 28, all of Mount Laurel, in the U.S. District Court in Camden. They are being detained.
A hearing for Zhonghe Ji, 41, of Cherry Hill; Ronge Tong, 37, of Voorhees, and Kwan Chun Chan, 28, of Mount Laurel, is scheduled to be held in the court July 20.
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