A Ypsilanti man has pleaded guilty to making several false statements in his security clearance application for a job working with the United States Navy overseas.
The incident occurred earlier this week when Yifei Chu, 57, a naturalized U.S. citizen and recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employee, applied for a three-year detailed assignment to the United States Navy.
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The 57-year-old man was required to apply for the position and obtain a security clearance. He made several false statements in his security clearance application during an interview with federal background investigators and signed an affidavit regarding his security clearance application.
Chu made false statements to hide his extensive contacts with the Taiwanese Navy and Taiwanese company members, which included that the company hired him to provide consulting services on a classified Taiwanese Navy project.
The Taiwanese company paid him money, and he traveled to Taiwan on multiple occasions to meet with members of the Taiwanese Navy on a military base in Taiwan in the performance of his consulting services.
Chu pleaded guilty to both counts charged...
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