KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An engineer accused of helping a Chinese energy company build nuclear reactors with U.S. technology is accusing the FBI of conning him into talking without a lawyer.
The Knoxville News-Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2bo5E9Z ) that Szuhsiung "Allen" Ho is the owner and president of Delaware-based Energy Technology International, which had the state-controlled China General Nuclear Power Company as a client.
Ho is charged in U.S. District Court in Knoxville with procuring American nuclear know-how for the Chinese government.
Two FBI agents confronted Ho in April at an Atlanta hotel to arrest him. In a report, the FBI acknowledges that Ho quickly asked to speak to an attorney before answering any questions.
The FBI says Ho "attempted to justify his situation" and volunteered information.
Ho's attorney Peter Zeidenberg says the agents purposely engaged Ho in a conversation designed to elicit incriminating statements.
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