Former US Marine held in Australia received more than $100,000 to train Chinese pilots, indictment alleges

Daniel Duggan, a naturalised Australian accused of providing military training to Chinese, is fighting extradition and maintains his innocence

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The US government has accused the former marine pilot Daniel Duggan of receiving more than $100,000 to teach Chinese aviators how to land on aircraft carriers.

An unsealed indictment, filed in the US District of Colombia, alleges the naturalised Australian received 12 payments of either $9,900 or $9,500, with receipts often citing personal development training".

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