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VIRGINIA PHYSICIST PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY EXPORTING SPACE LAUNCH DATA TO CHINA AND OFFERING BRIBES TO CHINESE OFFICIALS
November 17, 2008
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Norfolk Field Office issued the following press release:

A physicist in Newport News, Va., has pleaded guilty today to charges that he illegally exported space launch technical data and defense services to the People's Republic of China (PRC) and offered bribes to Chinese government officials.

The guilty plea was announced today by Dana Boente, Acting U.S. Attorney fo . . .

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