Ex-US Marine accused of training Chinese military pilots fights extradition to the US
By Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson and Paul Devitt, CNN
Updated 5:01 PM EDT, Tue July 25, 2023
Brisbane, Australia
CNN
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Former Marine Daniel Duggan once flew Harrier jets for the United States, taking off and landing on Navy carriers during international missions as part of Marine Attack Squadron 214, based in Yuma, Arizona.
That was over 20 years ago, but his activity since leaving the service is now the subject of a US indictment that alleges he used his specialist skills to teach Chinese pilots how to land planes on aircraft carriers, claims he denies.
Since last October, Duggan, 54, has been held in a maximum-security prison in regional Australia as his lawyers fight an extradition order, approved by Australia’s attorney general, to return him to the US to face trial on charges including money laundering and conspiracy to export US defense services.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/australia/australia-us-fighter-pilot-extradition-hearing-intl-hnk/index.html
