A former U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiring with her husband to illegally ship export-controlled sensitive military equipment to China for profit, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Dec. 21. Ye Sang “Ivy” Wang, 37, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China, was a logistics specialist for the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command from 2015 to 2019, where her duties included making military equipment purchases, according to a DOJ press release. The Naval Special Warfare Command—the naval component of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)—includes the Navy’s SEALS and Special Boat Teams. Her husband, Shaohua “Eric” Wang, 38, also a naturalized U.S. citizen, enlisted his wife to “use her Navy position” to purchase military equipment for resale, according to the press release. He traveled to China frequently, had buyers in the country, and maintained a warehouse in China to house the military equipment. In …
Former US Navy Sailor Sentenced to 30 Months for Exporting Military Equipment to China
December 22, 2021
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