Former US Marine held in Australia received more than $100,000 to train Chinese pilots

[Hestia]

Former US Marine held in Australia received more than $100,000 to train Chinese pilots, indictment alleges
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/03/former-us-marine-held-in-australia-received-more-than-100000-to-train-chinese-pilots-indictment-alleges

The US government has accused the former marine pilot Daniel Duggan of receiving more than $100,000 to teach Chinese aviators how to land on aircraft carriers.

An unsealed indictment, filed in the US District of Columbia, alleges the naturalised Australian received 12 payments of either $9,900 or $9,500, with receipts often citing “personal development training”.

It says the payments were made by an unnamed China-based business that, according to the US government, “acquired military equipment and technical data for the PRC government and military”.

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New details in the indictment allege Duggan, 54, negotiated the terms of his service and wrote in a September 2012 email, while in China, that “he hoped his children would be set for life as a result”.

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Well, this is concerning...

[harumph]

1. Well, $100,000 probably won't set any one person up for life.

He was a cheap date.

[Wingus Dingus]

2. Yeah, you shouldn't be able to take the multimillion dollar training the US military gives you

and run and offer it to foreign adversaries for money. Traitor.

[C0RI0LANUS]

3. How many more jerks will the USG find?

The defendant was paid in amounts under $10,000 to avoid reporting requirements, a crime known as "structuring." This is another indication of his "mens rea".

As a retired military officer he may also be recalled to active duty for Court-Martial and be reduced in rank and retirement pay. And the Australian government may have the writ to de-naturalize him. He wrecked his family's future too.

But more importantly, how many more of these jerks are out there, willing to sell out their country for a buck?