Former US Marine held in Australia received more than $100,000 to train Chinese pilots [View all]
Former US Marine held in Australia received more than $100,000 to train Chinese pilots, indictment alleges
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/03/former-us-marine-held-in-australia-received-more-than-100000-to-train-chinese-pilots-indictment-alleges
The US government has accused the former marine pilot Daniel Duggan of receiving more than $100,000 to teach Chinese aviators how to land on aircraft carriers.
An unsealed indictment, filed in the US District of Columbia, alleges the naturalised Australian received 12 payments of either $9,900 or $9,500, with receipts often citing “personal development training”.
It says the payments were made by an unnamed China-based business that, according to the US government, “acquired military equipment and technical data for the PRC government and military”.
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New details in the indictment allege Duggan, 54, negotiated the terms of his service and wrote in a September 2012 email, while in China, that “he hoped his children would be set for life as a result”.
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Well, this is concerning...
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