US EditionInland Empire Man Admits Procuring Weapons For North Korea: DOJ
- Shenghua Wen, a 42-year-old Chinese national living illegally in Ontario, California, pleaded guilty on June 9 to exporting firearms and military items to North Korea.
- He acted under instructions from North Korean officials, who wired about $2 million for him to acquire weapons, ammunition, and sensitive technology.
- Wen purchased a firearms business in Houston in 2023, obtained roughly 60,000 rounds of 9mm ammunition, and concealed shipments inside containers routed through Long Beach and Hong Kong.
- Authorities confiscated two pieces of equipment from Wen’s residence—a device used to detect chemical threats and a handheld broadband receiver—while prosecutors stated that Wen was aware that sending these items was against the law.
- Wen faces sentencing on August 18 with maximum penalties of 20 years for export violations and 10 years for acting as an illegal agent, while investigators gathered intelligence preventing further illicit shipments.
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