New York District Attorney Morgenthau Announces 118 Count Indictment of Profileration of Illicit Missle and Nuclear Technology to Government of Iran
Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced today a 118-count
indictment of a Chinese citizen and his company for charges relating to the
misuse of Manhattan banks and the proliferation of illicit missile and nuclear
technology to the Government of Iran. The Chinese company, known as LIMMT,
is a major supplier of banned weapons material to the Iranian military.
The defendants, LI FANG WEI (a/k/a KARL LEE, a/k/a PATRIC, a/k/a SUNNY
BAI, a/k/a K. LEE a/k/a KL, a/k/a DAVID LI, a/k/a F.W. LI) and LIMMT
ECONOMIC AND TRADE COMPANY, LTD., (a/k/a LIMMT (DALIAN FTZ)
METALLURGY AND MINERALS CO., LTD., a/k/a LIMMT (DALIAN FTZ)
MINMETALS AND METALLURGY CO., LTD., a/k/a LIMMT (DALIAN FTZ)
METALLURGY AND MINERALS CO., LTD., a/k/a ANSI METALLURGY
INDUSTRY CO. LTD., a/k/a BLUE SKY INDUSTRY CORPORATION, a/k/a SC
(DALIAN) INDUSTRY & TRADE CO., LTD., a/k/a SINO METALLURGY AND
MINMETALS INDUSTRY CO., LTD., a/k/a SUMMIT INDUSTRY
CORPORATION, a/k/a LIAONING INDUSTRY & TRADE CO., LTD., a/k/a
WEALTHY OCEAN ENTERPRISES LTD.) (LIMMT) were indicted on charges of
falsifying business records and conspiracy.
