Shenghua Wen faces 20 years in prison for violating export controls and 10 years for acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government
A Chinese man pleaded guilty on Monday to exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea, the US Justice Department said.
Shenghua Wen, 42, who was living illegally in the United States after overstaying his student visa, was charged with violating long-standing US sanctions against North Korea.
Wen, arrested in California in December, was paid US$2 million by North Korea for the arms shipments, the Justice Department said.
Wen and unidentified co-conspirators allegedly concealed firearms and ammunition inside containers that were shipped from Long Beach, California, through Hong Kong to North Korea.
