Former US Marine, 54-year-old Australian citizen Daniel Edmund Duggan received $100,000 for training Chinese pilots to land on an aircraft carrier. This is stated in the indictment. Guard.
It was noted that the man received 12 payments of $9.9k or $9.5k each. Also, receipts often showed that it was a payment for “personal development training.”
According to the publication, the money was transferred by an unidentified businessman who bought military equipment and equipment for the government and armed forces of the People’s Republic of China.
The open indictment also alleges that Duggan negotiated directly with a Chinese national to provide additional services to a state-owned enterprise. These services included evaluating military trainee pilots, testing naval aviation equipment, and providing instructions on tactics, methods and procedures for take-off and landing on a seaplane carrier.
It was previously known that Duggan. presented Four charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States by conspiring to illegally export defense services to China, conspiracy to launder money, and two violations of arms export control laws and international arms trade regulations.
In December 2022, the Australian government approved a request for Duggan to be extradited to the United States to face charges.