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PHOENIX - On July 30, 2018, Fu Sheng Yang, 39, of Taipei City, Taiwan, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to 33 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Yang had previously pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to smuggle goods from the United States.
On June 20, 2017, Yang legally entered the United States. During the next two days, he purchased 10,000 rounds of ammunition and took possession of 40 upper receivers with the intention of illegally exporting these items from the United States to Taiwan. He also attempted to arrange for the purchase of an additional 100 firearms. On June 22, 2017, Yang was stopped by the Arizona Department of Public Safety for speeding and was found in possession of the aforementioned ammunition and upper receivers.
The investigation in this case was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, Arizona Department of Public Safety, and the Phoenix Police Department. The prosecution was handled by Lisa E. Jennis and Kristen Brook, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
CASE NUMBER: CR 17-00981-PHX-GMS
RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-097_ Yang
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