Federal prosecutors have indicted the co-director of a Maryland-based think tank on a host of charges stemming from what they allege was his unregistered advocacy of Chinese causes while trying to sell weapons on behalf of a Chinese company.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have indicted the co-director of a Maryland-based think tank on a host of charges stemming from what they allege was his unregistered advocacy of Chinese causes while trying to sell weapons on behalf of a Chinese company to a number of foreign countries.
"He subverted foreign agent registration laws in the United States to seek to promote Chinese policies by acting through a former high-ranking U.S. Government official; he acted as a broker in deals for dangerous weapons and Iranian oil; and he told multiple lies about his crimes to law enforcement," said Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
The indictment does not name the former official, identifying him only as"Individual-1," but it makes reference to pro-China articles written by James Woolsey. Luft also allegedly worked on a plan for China to buy Iranian oil, despite U.S. sanctions against Iran. The indictment says he instructed a co-conspirator to identify the oil as coming from Brazil, not Iran.
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