A federal appeals court has upheld most counts against two Chinese nationals convicted of breaking U.S. laws concerning overseas shipment of weapons-grade technologies. But it reversed two counts each for exporting items restricted under the U.S. Munitions List, and remanded the cases for resentencing on all counts.
On Tuesday in a joint ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld 15 counts and vacated two against Zhen Wu and upheld 11 and vacated two against Yufeng Wei. The court overturned the two counts for each defendant due to faulty jury instructions. The U.S. Munitions List covers categories of "defense articles" that require export licenses.
