United States of America v. Ruoyu Duan

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to gather, transmit or lose national defense information in violation of 18 U.S.C. 793(g), briberty of a public official in violation of 18 U.S.C. 201(b)(1)(c); and receipt of stolen government property in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641.

Between November 2021 and March 2025, within the District of Oregon and elsewhere, Ruoyu Duan, Age 41, conspired with others to surreptitiously gather sensitive military information related to the United States Army’s operational capabilities, including computer equipment, training materials, intelligence reports, and technical manuals. Duan paid his co-conspirators, active-duty U.S. Army soldiers, and others, to gather information and equipment. Specifically, they obtained information related to U.S. military weapon systems, such as U.S. Army combat vehicles, including the Bradley, Stryker, and HIMARS platforms, and transferred that information to people in China.

Duan served as an U.S. Army soldier from 2013 – 2017 and was trained in the handling of sensitive and classified military information.

On March 5, 2025, a federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment charging Duan and Li Tian, an Active-Duty U.S. Army Officer, with conspiring to commit bribery and theft of government property.

The FBI arrested Duan in Oregon on March 6, 2025.

The Defendant elected to plead guilty. Defendant Duan faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years of supervised release.