Shenghua Wen received around $2m (£1.5m) from North Korean officials to ship weapons from California.

Shenghua Wen admitted North Korean officials wired him about $2 million to buy guns and other products, according to his criminal complaint in Los Angeles.

A Chinese national will spend nearly 10 years in prison for conspiring to smuggle weapons and sensitive U.S. technology to North Korea and accepting million-dollar bribes.

Shenghua Wen got US$2 million from Pyongyang and believed Pyongyang wanted to attack South Korea, Justice Department says.

Shenghua Wen, 42, was sentenced to eight years in prison in connection with the scheme that earned him $2 million from North Korean handlers.

Shenghua Wen received around $2m (£1.5m) from North Korean officials to ship weapons from California.

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