US EditionFormer Air Force pilot who provided ‘defense services’ to Chinese military arrested: DOJ
Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. faces charges for unauthorized training of Chinese military pilots, violating the Arms Export Control Act, after traveling to China in December 2023.
- Wednesday, Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., 65, was arrested in Jeffersonville, southern Indiana.
- The U.S. Department of Justice alleges Brown provided `defense services to Chinese military pilots without authorization`, violating the Arms Export Control Act and State Department license requirement.
- Federal prosecutors allege Brown "willfully conspired with foreign nationals" in or around August 2023 to train the People's Liberation Army Air Force and traveled to China in December 2023 after negotiating with Stephen Su Bin.
- Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said Brown now faces charges for training Chinese military pilots, he is set to appear before a Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Indiana on Thursday, and FBI Louisville is assisting the investigation.
- The United States Air Force trained Major Brown as an elite fighter pilot, and the DOJ says he conspired to provide defense services to Chinese pilots without authorization, violating the AECA.
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WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department announced the arrest on Wednesday (Feb 25) of a former Air Force fighter pilot who allegedly trained Chinese military personnel without authorisation.Gerald Brown, 65, was arrested in Indiana after having recently returned to the United States from China, where he had bee
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A former elite fighter pilot of the U.S. military is said to have trained members of the Chinese armed forces, which would require approval from the U.S. government.
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