Man charged with trying to take U.S. military documents to China

[thesolar65]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Connecticut resident and Chinese citizen who allegedly worked on the F135 engine was charged with trying to take sensitive documents about military technology to China, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Tuesday.


Yu Long was en route to China in November via Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey where customs officers found proprietary documents in his luggage that included equations and test results used to develop titanium for U.S. military aircraft, prosecutors said.

Yu Long was arrested two days later in Ithaca, New York.

U.S. defense officials have sounded the alarm in recent years about increased efforts by China, Russia and other countries to gain access to U.S. military technologies.

Between 2008 and earlier this year, Yu Long worked as a senior engineer for a Connecticut defense contractor. He had said he worked on the F119 and F135 engines, which are used in U.S. fighter aircraft and manufactured by United Technologies Corp.

Yu Long worked for the United Technologies Research Center, which does research for the conglomerate, a source familiar with the case said. He was let go in May when the probe began, said the source, who was not authorized to speak publicly.

The company said in a statement it was cooperating with authorities, but had no further comment since the investigation was ongoing. A lawyer for Yu Long did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Prosecutors said Yu Long was also stopped at John F. Kennedy International Airport in August and found to have $10,000 in undeclared cash, registration documents for a new Chinese corporation and an application to work for a state-controlled aviation research center in China that highlighted Yu Long's work experience on the engines.

The United States has long prohibited the export of U.S. defense technology and information to China.

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[dray]

An example of China's indigenous Research & Development work.

I think US should start screening and profiling before appointing anyone in such positions.

 

[Srinivas]

Chinese always do that, nothing unusual !!

 

[Asian.Century]

Just like nowadays, Russians are having a field day, inspecting and investigating American, and European technologies in Weapons sold to India. The Indians provide a confident look into American technologies for Russians and possibly Iranians.

 

[Roybot]

Just like nowadays, Russians are having a field day, inspecting and investigating American, and European technologies in Weapons sold to India. The Indians provide a confident look into American technologies for Russians and possibly Iranians.

Yeah just like Americans are having a filed day, inspecting Chinese technologies in weapons sold to Pakistan. See, two can play this game, nice try.

0/10 for trolling.

 

[TheTruth]

An example of China's indigenous Research & Development work.

I think US should start screening and profiling before appointing anyone in such positions.

Believe me they'd love to, but considering American engineering would collapse overnight without ethnic Chinese there isn't much choice.

Indians are about the same population but contribute only a pathetic 3-5%

 

[A1Kaid]

An example of China's indigenous Research & Development work.

I think US should start screening and profiling before appointing anyone in such positions.

They do that already, sometimes some people can slip between the cracks.

 

[A.Rafay]

Documents in his luggage! Not a very smart idea, he should have saved them in flash drive.

 

[dray]

Documents in his luggage! Not a very smart idea, he should have saved them in flash drive.

There can be so many ways, put it in your mobile under an obscure folder name, that guy ways stupid.

Believe me they'd love to, but considering American engineering would collapse overnight without ethnic Chinese there isn't much choice.

Indians are about the same population but contribute only a pathetic 3-5%

Can't you all post anything without bragging and making hollow claims? Indians are the most successful immigrant group there, check some data.

 

[kadamba-warrior]

Believe me they'd love to, but considering American engineering would collapse overnight without ethnic Chinese there isn't much choice.

Indians are about the same population but contribute only a pathetic 3-5%

What are you on about? 3-5% of what population?

Are you trying to say that only 3-5% of Indians in America are Engineers?

 

[ISIAnalyst]

Prosecutors said Yu Long was also stopped at John F. Kennedy International Airport in August and found to have $10,000 in undeclared cash, registration documents for a new Chinese corporation and an application to work for a state-controlled aviation research center in China that highlighted Yu Long's work experience on the engines.

Amateur hour.

He is obviously no spy. This is a case of greed, more than espionage. No different than the Indian man Noshir Gowadia. Chalk it down to greed, free markets, globalization and all.

Indian-American Noshir Gowadia guilty of selling military technology to China
ndtv com/article/world/indian-american-noshir-gowadia-guilty-of-selling-military-technology-to-china-43501

 

[CyberForce786]

Such cheap and lousy attempts to make Chinese Stealth Fighters controversial....

 

[powastick]

I find the news ridiculous, he could have easily send the documents back to China through the internet. No point risking it through the airport. Its just that they don't want him fleeing with his talent and experience in the field. The document they found must have been planted.

Edit# If you ever work in a sensitive\secretive stuff, don't bother to leave the country unless its no longer a threat.

 

[TheTruth]

There can be so many ways, put it in your mobile under an obscure folder name, that guy ways stupid.


Can't you all post anything without bragging and making hollow claims? Indians are the most successful immigrant group there, check some data.

no, they're not. they do well but median income is superficial

 

[walle990]

in this internet age, he got caught with hard copies.

I think this story is a bit distorted, there is no way if someone wanted to conduct espionage would do the thing he did. I suspect he was trying to sell it to the chinese for a hefty sum.