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Posted on: Saturday, October 29,

Accused Maui man a 'hero,' son says

By Curtis Lum
Advertiser Staff Writer

Ashton Gowadia spoke to the media yesterday to defend his father, Noshir Gowadia, who is accused of selling military secrets. Photos by BRUCE ASATO | The Honolulu Advertiser
Assistant U.S. attorney Ken Sorenson, left, and senior trial attorney and co-counsel Robert Wallace Jr. appeared in federal court in the case against Noshir Gowadia.

The son of a Maui resident accused of selling secrets about the B-2 stealth bomber to foreign countries says the charges are the result of a "misunderstanding" and that his father is an "American hero" whose work has saved many lives.

Ashton Gowadia arrived from California yesterday to attend a detention hearing in federal court for his father, Noshir Gowadia.

Noshir Gowadia, 61, a former engineer for a defense contract