FBI arrests man for supporting an attack on South Korea
FBI arrests man for supporting an attack on South Korea
A man from California confessed to having helped the North Korean regime to prepare for an attack. This was done in the context of a "sophisticated plan" to illegally reach forbidden weapons and military technology, as the state prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
The role of Shenghua Wen
Shenghua Wen, a Chinese citizen who resident in Ontario, California, is said to have conspired with North Korean officials in order to obtain forbidden objects before he came to the USA in 2012, according to the Ministry of Justice in a criminal complaint. Who, who supposedly crossed his visa and remained illegally in the USA, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday.
intentional procurement of military technology
In surveys by the FBI, Wen said that "he believed that the North Korean government wanted the weapons, ammunition and other military equipment to prepare for an attack against South Korea". According to the advertisement, the North Korean government is said to have paid few million dollars to procure these articles.
military camouflage and uniforms
In addition to weapons and equipment, the investigators reported that the North Korean regime also commissioned him to procure military uniforms in the United States. These should be “used by the North Korean military to camouflage their soldiers and carry out an attack on South Korea” is carried out in the advertisement.security situation in South Korea
In South Korea, thousands of US military people are stationed to promote security and stability in the region. Officials of the Ministry of Justice emphasized that the arrest was nothing with the political unrest on Tuesday and the Illness as well as the disputes in front of the South Korean parliament.
Interaction of weapons and ammunition
The prosecutors accuse WE to have founded an export company in Texas, where firearms and ammunition procured and transported to the Los Angeles region. These should then be shipped to North Korea in freight containers with fake inventories, and that until 2023.
weapon warehouse and technical devices
When searching WEN's apartment, the authorities ensured 50,000 rounds of ammunition, highly developed chemical detection devices and a tool for finding listening devices, which allegedly intended to send them to North Korea.
Investigations and arrest
During a search of its mobile phone, the FBI discovered numerous messages "between WE and several (North Korean) accomplices with pictures of firearms and electronic devices," says the advertisement.
follow and prison sentences
"It is unimaginable what further damage menter could have done if not for the intervention of the law enforcement authorities," said US prosecutor Martin Estrada at a press conference on Tuesday. CNN is currently trying to find information about a lawyer for WE. If he was convicted of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, he threatens up to 20 years in prison, explains Estrada.
important knowledge for national security
"The consequences of these actions cannot be overestimated if technology and sensitive objects get into the wrong hands, especially in those of enemy nations," said Shawn Gibson, the responsible special agent for Homeland Security Investigations. Akil Davis, head of the FBI department in Los Angeles, emphasized: "The team of investigators not only prevented the feed-in of additional prohibitions into the North Korean regime, but also collected valuable findings for the United States and our allies."
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