California Man Sentenced for $3.5M Military Electronics Fraud

Steve Kim receives three and a half years in prison for selling counterfeit and substandard fan assemblies to the Department of Defense.

Steve Kim, 63, sold over $3.5 million worth of counterfeit fan assemblies to the Defense Logistics Agency.
The counterfeit components were intended for critical military systems, including a nuclear submarine and missile systems.
Kim used fake labels and documents to deceive the Department of Defense about the origin and condition of the products.
The sentencing aims to serve as a warning against defrauding military procurement processes.
The investigation involved multiple federal agencies, including the DoD, NCIS, and Homeland Security.