Former US marine pilot Daniel Edmund Duggan, who was arrested in Australia, faces charges of conspiracy to unlawfully export defence services to China and violating the US arms export control act, according to a 2017 indictment unsealed by a US District Court in Washington.
That same week Britain announced a crackdown on its former military pilots working to train Chinese military pilots.
Mr Duggan faces four charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States by conspiracy to unlawfully export defence services to China, conspiracy to launder money, and two counts of violating the arms export control act and international traffic in arms regulations. He has previously said Mr Duggan denies breaching any law, and is an Australian citizen who has renounced his US citizenship.
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