Chinese national and alleged illegal alien in California purchased a Texas gun store in a plot to ship firearms to North Korea

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Shenghua Wen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.

Wen is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China and entered the U.S. in 2012 on a student visa.

He allegedly purchased a firearms store in Houston , Texas , in May 2023 to illegally ship firearms to North Korea .

North Korean officials sent Wen about $2 million to procure the firearms and other items.

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