Accelerometers to China

On October 22, 2014, Yue Wu, a.k.a. David Wu, a Chinese national, was indicted in the Western District of Washington, for violating the Arms Export Control Act. According to court documents, between December 2011 and October 2014, Wu directed others to contact a United States manufacturer and request the purchase of QA3000 accelerometers for export to China without first obtaining a license from the United States Department of State. According to court documents, Wu and another person met with an undercover agent in San Francisco, CA, in an effort to order 30 accelerometers from the undercover agent. Wu explained that he was attempting to acquire the accelerometers on behalf of a customer in China. He requested that the accelerometers be concealed in housing to evade United States export restrictions, providing the agent with schematics for the construction of the housing. Court documents further show that Wu suggested that the agent ship the accelerometers to Wu’s associate in Switzerland, who, in turn, would trans-ship the accelerometers into China.