Qin Shuren, a Chinese-born businessman based in Massachusetts, will plead guilty Wednesday, March 28, to illegally exporting equipment that U.S. officials believe could help China build a fleet of underwater drones. Qin will plead guilty in federal court to felony charges that he illegally purchased more than $100,000 worth of U.S. maritime technology for a Chinese military research facility.
A Chinese-born businessman will plead guilty to smuggling U.S. maritime technology to China, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Qin Shuren made no secret of his interest in underwater drones, according to his neighbors in the affluent Boston suburb of Wellesley. They recalled that the Chinese man had invited local children to test underwater robots in his backyard pool and on another occasion demonstrated such robots at his children’s school.
But neighbors were stunned in 2018 when police arrived at Qin’s colonial-style home and arrested him.
Qin Shuren, a Chinese-born businessman settled in Massachusetts, will plead guilty Wednesday to illegally exporting equipment that U.S. officials believe could help China build a fleet of underwater drones.
On Wednesday, Qin will plead guilty in federal court to felony charges that he illegally purchased more than $100,000 worth of U.S. maritime technology for a Chinese military research facility, according to the report. Qin is expected to plead guilty to conspiracy to violate export regulations, visa fraud, lying to government agencies, money laundering and smuggling, according to a plea agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston.
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