Chinese national pleads guilty in US to selling tobacco to North Korea entities
( June 5, 2026, 18:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Jin Guanghua, a Chinese national and Australian resident, pleaded guilty in the US to a fraud charge after selling $14 million of tobacco to North Korean tobacco companies. He was sentenced to four years of probation and ordered deported upon completion of his sentence. Jin faced two trials, both of which ended in mistrial after jurors couldn't reach a unanimous verdict..Docket entries and documents follow below....
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