Overview

• He pleaded guilty on June 9 to conspiring to violate IEEPA and to acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.
• U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson handed down the 96‑month sentence in Los Angeles on Monday after Wen’s December 2024 arrest and detention.
• Wen bought a Houston firearms business with funds funneled by North Korean contacts, purchased weapons in Texas, and filed false export paperwork.
• At least one container labeled as a refrigerator moved from Long Beach to Hong Kong and was later transported to Nampo, North Korea.
• Investigators seized a chemical threat identification device, a handheld broadband receiver, and tens of thousands of 9mm rounds, with the case led by the FBI, HSI, DCIS, ATF, and Commerce BIS.