Belgian Man Charged With Exporting US Military Tech to China, Russia

Published on December 6, 2023

A Belgian national is being charged with illegally attempting to export military technologies from the United States to China and Russia. The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments against Hans De Geetere on Dec. 6 for his alleged role in the scheme, which involves using several companies throughout the world to smuggle the goods to China and Russia. “As alleged, Hans Maria De Geetere orchestrated multiple smuggling schemes to unlawfully re-export advanced U.S. technologies to China and Russia,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen in a prepared statement. The technologies include “electronic components used in missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare receivers, and military radar,” according to the DOJ....

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