Judge Sentences Chinese National to 108 Months in Jail Following Arms Export Conviction
A U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York sentenced on Nov. 15 Chinese National Zhifu Lin to 108 months imprisonment, following an illegal weapons trafficking conviction. The 27-year-old Lin allegedly sent dozens of semi-automatic handguns, rifles, shotguns,…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
and military-style assault weapons to China from 2010-2012, in violation on the Arms Export Control Act. The weapons transferred are included in the U.S. Munitions List and require a State Department export license. Lin has been in federal custody since his April 2012 arrest in West Virginia.