A senior Canadian in Florida was charged with allegedly using a drone to photograph US defense facilities illegally at the Cape Capeeral Space Station.
Xiao Guang Ban, 71, from Brambon, Oanton, was accused of three charges using a drone to photograph sensitive and vital military and vibrant military equipment without the basic driver’s prior permission Orlando.
Xiao Gangan, 71, presented his drone to the Brambon Arts Organization last year and was one of his works among those who were chosen to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Bell region.
Brambon Arts Organization
Ban did not, originally from China, did not respond to the comment requests that were sent to him via the phone and email. On a vital site published on BAMS organization (BAO), Pan is described as “a five -year enthusiastic video/video photographer.”
Ban, who is currently being detained, entered the United States with a tourist visa and will appear before the court early next week, according to the American court records.
On January 5, 6 and 7, public prosecutors claim that he took three air photos of the launching complexes of the space station and military equipment inside it run by three different contractors from the American defense, who were not named in the complaint.
A complaint that the criminal indicates that three photos were seized by the FBI and the homeland security.
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US lawyer Roger B. said.
It is prohibited to take unauthorized images of vital and classified American defense installations or equipment, without prior approval from a military base leader, under US federal law.
Evidence was not tested against PAN in court.
If convicted, he faces a maximum for one year in the federal prison in all of his concern.
Ban also comes amid increasing concern between ordinary Americans and American legislators about hundreds of drones flying on sensitive military bases and operating facilities amid foreign monitoring and spy fears.
The case was a hot topic of testimony in a The hearing of the Armed Services Committee in the Senate On Thursday, which examined unlerance drones near the military facilities.
General GELLOT President in Norad revealed hundreds of accidents during the past year, which highlights the problem of drones and military weaknesses.
“There were 350 discoveries reported last year about the military facilities, and that was 350 of more than 100 different facilities of all types and security levels,” Gilot told the committee members.
A spokeswoman for the US Department of Justice confirmed that to live in Brambon, Oanton.
The Bao Pan web page appears as a distinguished artist and includes a picture of him with a camera around his neck and short self -imaging.
Ban says in China in 1953 and immigrated to Canada in 2001, adding that he had lived in Prampton since 2003.
After that, Ban worked for Best Buy Canada for 18 years until he retired in 2022.
“It loves to travel, especially self -driving, in almost all states in the United States of America, 10 countries in Europe, New Zealand and Australia, and almost all famous scenic sites in Canada,” says the BAO website. “
Global News has not independently confirmed the details of the CV, although social media shows Pan intense travel and pictures taken in the United States and other countries.
Gardenia Flores, a spokeswoman for Pao, said that the Brambon organization was not aware of the arrest of Pan in Florida and was surprised, and refused to comment on the case.
Flores said that Bao knew generally about a year ago. Ban responded to the artwork that could be shown as part of the fiftieth Bramptun celebrations of its founding.
“He had these wonderful shots in the city of Prampton, and his artwork appeared on a large screen in the city of Prampton in the center of Brambon, like those in the center of Toronto, along with works from 49 other artists,” Flores said. “We have not had any contact with him since early last year.”
Ban’s arrest comes after a multi -agency investigation led by the FBI and Internal Security and the Air Force Office for Special Investigations. The Federal Aviation Administration and the US Customs Protection and Border Protection Agency helped.
