The former U.S. marine pilot is facing extradition to the U.S. over allegations he unlawfully trained Chinese military pilots.
Former U.S. Marine pilot and Australian citizen, Daniel Duggan, will be unable to sell his Australian home after the NSW Supreme Court decided to uphold a U.S. restraining order on his property.
Mr. Duggan, 55, is currently being held in a maximum security jail in Lithgow Correctional Centre in Sydney and faces extradition to the United States over allegations he unlawfully trained Chinese military pilots.
If extradited, Mr. Duggan faces conspiracy charges over allegations he unlawfully exported defence services to China, conspired to defraud the U.S. government, and money laundering. He also faces up to 60 years in prison.
According to a 2017 indictment unsealed by a U.S. District Court in Washington in December 2022, Mr. Duggan provided military training to Chinese pilots through a South African flight school on three occasions in 2010 and 2012, while he was a U.S. citizen.
It is alleged that in 2011 or 2012, Mr. Duggan received either $116,000 or $166,000 for this role.
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