Chi Mak

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Chi MaK
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Background

• Educated in the PRC
• Chinese immigrant -arrived in the United States
  with his wife Rebecca in 1978
• No children
• Lived in Downey, CA

• Chi and Rebecca became naturalized citizens in
  June of 1985
• Chi received a Secret clearance in 1996
• Planned to retire in Hong Kong

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Conspirators

• Rebecca Laiwah Chiu
• Tai Mak
• Fuk Heung MaK
• Billy Mak

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Tai Mak

• 56 years old
• Entered the U.S. May, 2001 from the PRC
• Legal permanent resident
• Employed as the broadcast engineering director
  for Phoenix North American Chinese Channel

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The Investigation

• FISA order obtained by the FBI
• Overwhelming evidence
• Tasking lists
• Instructions to participate in symposiums
• Encryption requirements
• Assisted individuals in other defense contractors

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Tasking List 1

• One document was machine-printed in China and
  instructed Chi to "join more professional
  associations and participate in more seminars
  with special subject matters" and then compile
  the special conference material on a disk.
• The document also lists the military
  technologies
• Space-based electromagnetic intercept system
• Space-launched magnetic levitational platform
• Electromagnetic artillery system
• Submarine torpedoes
• Electromagnetic launch system
• Aircraft carrier electronic systems

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Tasking List 2

• A second document, hand-printed in Chinese,
  contained another list of technologies
• Water jet propulsion
• Ship submarine propulsion technology, non-air
  reliant
• Power system configuration technology, weapons
  standardization, modularization
• Early warning technologies, command and control
  systems technology, defense against nuclear
  attack technology
• Permanent electromagnetic motor, overall solution
  for shipboard power system
• Shipboard internal and external communications
  systems
• Establishment of high frequency, self-linking,
  satellite communications
• Submarine HF transient launch technology
• DDX (next generation destroyer)

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Conviction

• 10 May 2007 at 254pm - One minute
  ago---Conspiracy to export mil information,
  guilty--- failure to register as a foreign agent,
  guilty, ----,  export violations guilty ----
  lying to a federal agent guilty ----

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Sentence

• Rebecca Laiwah Chiu - 3 years/deport
• Tai Mak - 10 years
• Fuk Heung MaK custody/deport
• Billy Mak custody/deport
• Chi Mak
• Everyone,  One minute ago Mr. Chi  Mak  received
  a 293 month sentence for his troubles. 50K fine. 
  Fred