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'''Chi Mak''' is a [[naturalized]] American citizen who worked as an [[engineer]] for California-based [[defense contractor]] Power Paragon, part of [[L-3 Communications]]<ref>{{cite news|title=L-3 Power Paragon Division Overview Page|url=http://www.l-3com.com/divisions/overview.aspx?id=60|accessdate=2007-05-10}}</ref>. In 2007, Mak was found guilty of [[conspiracy|conspiring]] to export classified defense technology to [[China]].<ref name="NYT1">{{cite web|title=Engineer Guilty in Military Secrets Case|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Military-Secrets-China.html|date=[[2007-05-10]]|accessdate=2007-05-10}}</ref>
'''Chi Mak''' is a [[naturalized]] American citizen who worked as an [[engineer]] for California-based [[defense contractor]] Power Paragon, part of [[L-3 Communications]]<ref>{{cite news|title=L-3 Power Paragon Division Overview Page|url=http://www.l-3com.com/divisions/overview.aspx?id=60|accessdate=2007-05-10}}</ref>. In 2007, Mak was found guilty of [[conspiracy|conspiring]] to export classified defense technology to [[China]].<ref name="NYT1">{{cite web|title=Engineer Guilty in Military Secrets Case|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Military-Secrets-China.html|date=[[2007-05-10]]|accessdate=2007-05-10}}</ref>


The defendant claimed that he thought there was nothing improper about allowing the paper to leave the U.S. as he had presented it at a [[2004]] engineering conference.<ref name="NYT1"/> The defense indicated that making the data accessible to scrutiny by the general public negated military value and made it acceptable to transport it outside the [[United States]] and claimed the data was [[public domain]]<ref>http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=2df3976fc5cc152e75b1ee75e0270f91 Warning to Chinese Americans: FBI Still Obsessed With Chinese-American ‘Spies’</ref><ref>[http://cicentre.com/Documents/DOC_Chi_Mak.html Chi Mak, Tai Wang Mak Espionage/Spy Case<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/134 ExportLawBlog » Chi Mak Export Trial Begins<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The prosecution indicated that the data was nevertheless [[Arms Export Control Act|export controlled]] and that it should not have been shared with foreign nationals without authorization.<ref name="NYT1"/> However, the scientific presentations by Mak et al. continue to be accessible as public domain material, presumably under authorization, by foreign nationals today - such as the quiet electric motor presentation<ref>http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/login.jsp?url=/iel5/10252/32672/01531392.pdf?arnumber=1531392</ref> and the solid state switches presentation<ref>http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/login.jsp?url=/iel5/10225/32591/01524692.pdf?isnumber=32591&arnumber=1524692</ref>.
The defendant claimed that he thought there was nothing improper about allowing the paper to leave the U.S. as he had presented it at a [[2004]] engineering conference.<ref name="NYT1"/> The defense indicated that making the data accessible to scrutiny by the general public negated military value and made it acceptable to transport it outside the [[United States]] and claimed the data was [[public domain]]<ref>http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=2df3976fc5cc152e75b1ee75e0270f91 Warning to Chinese Americans: FBI Still Obsessed With Chinese-American ‘Spies’</ref><ref>[http://cicentre.com/Documents/DOC_Chi_Mak.html Chi Mak, Tai Wang Mak Espionage/Spy Case<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/134 ExportLawBlog » Chi Mak Export Trial Begins<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The prosecution indicated that the data was nevertheless [[Arms Export Control Act|export controlled]] and that it should not have been shared with foreign nationals without authorization.<ref name="NYT1"/>


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Revision as of 06:35, 13 February 2008

Chi Mak is a naturalized American citizen who worked as an engineer for California-based defense contractor Power Paragon, part of L-3 Communications[1]. In 2007, Mak was found guilty of conspiring to export classified defense technology to China.[2]

The defendant claimed that he thought there was nothing improper about allowing the paper to leave the U.S. as he had presented it at a 2004 engineering conference.[2] The defense indicated that making the data accessible to scrutiny by the general public negated military value and made it acceptable to transport it outside the United States and claimed the data was public domain[3][4] [5] The prosecution indicated that the data was nevertheless export controlled and that it should not have been shared with foreign nationals without authorization.[2]

  1. ^ "L-3 Power Paragon Division Overview Page". Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Engineer Guilty in Military Secrets Case". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2007-05-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=2df3976fc5cc152e75b1ee75e0270f91 Warning to Chinese Americans: FBI Still Obsessed With Chinese-American ‘Spies’
  4. ^ Chi Mak, Tai Wang Mak Espionage/Spy Case
  5. ^ ExportLawBlog » Chi Mak Export Trial Begins