Taiwanese jailed for trying to buy US missiles, jet engines for China

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Miami (AFP) Jul 24, 2006
A Taiwanese man was sentenced to six and a half years in prison Monday for trying to buy US military missiles and aircraft engines for China, Miami federal prosecutors said.

Ko-suen Moo, also known as Bill Moo, was arrested last November and accused together with French citizen Maurice Serge Voros of conspiring to acquire air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles and engines for F-16 fighter jets and Blackhawk helicopters to send to China.

Moo was convicted of being an unregistered agent for China and of conspiring to illegally broker and export military-related equipment to China. He was also charged with attempted bribery for having tried to buy his freedom from the officers who arrested him.

In addition to his prison sentence he was fined one million dollars.

"Today's lengthy sentence confirms that American security and justice will not be compromised and are simply not up for sale," said US attorney Alexander Acosta in a statement.

Voros, who helped Moo establish his contacts in the United States, meanwhile remains a fugitive.

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