CHICAGO (AP) — A Taiwanese businessman changed his plea Friday to guilty of attempting to bypass bans on supplying weapons machinery to North Korea, agreeing to cooperate with investigators in hopes of receiving a shorter prison term.
Hsien Tai Tsai, 69, stood in a federal courtroom in Chicago with his legs shackled and spoke through a Chinese interpreter as he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate U.S. law meant to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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