US engineer jailed for tech sale to China: report

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Breitbart:

A former B-2 stealth bomber engineer, found guilty of selling sensitive military technology to China, has been given a 32-year prison sentence, a report said.

Noshir Gowadia, 66, was convicted of five offenses in August following a trial in a federal court in Hawaii. He had been accused of passing on design information that would allow cruise missiles to avoid infra-red detection.

"We're a little disappointed (the judge) didn't give him a life sentence, that's the sentence that would've sent the best message," assistant US attorney Ken Sorenson said Monday after the sentenced was announced, reported local KHON2 news.

"But 32 years is stiff and in many ways an appropriate sentence for him," added Sorenson.

"We believe very strongly that he's innocent, and we very much look forward to the appeals process in the 9th circuit, said Gowadia's son, Ashton, according to the report.

Gowadia was found guilty of illegally communicating classified information, as well as illegally retaining defense information following a 40-day trial.

"He provided some of our country's most sensitive weapons-related designs to the Chinese government for money," Assistant Attorney General for National Security David Kris said in a statement at the time.
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