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US Navy Officer Charged With Attempt To Smuggle Military-style Boats To China

A U.S. Navy Officer, his wife and two Chinese nationals were charged with conspiracy to smuggle military-style inflatable boats and Evinrude military outboard motor engines to China.

The four defendants charged in the indictment are Lt. Fan Yang, 34; his wife Yang Yang, 33; Ge Songtao, 49; and Zheng Yan, 27. They have been charged with "conspiring to submit false export information and to fraudulently attempt to export articles from the United States," the Department of Justice announced.

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