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Ping Li, a 59-year-old man from Wesley Chapel, Fla., was sentenced on Nov. 25 to 48 months in prison for conspiring to secretly act as an agent of China in the U.S, according to a Justice Department press release.
Misrepresentation
Jack Douglas Teixeira, 22, a member of the Air National Guard from North Dighton, Mass., was sentenced to 15 years in prison and three years supervised release on Nov. 12 for sharing hundreds of classified and Top Secret national defense Information documents on Discord, a social media site, according to a DOJ press release.
Misrepresentation
Yuksel Senbol, 36, from Orlando, Fla., was sentenced on Oct. 24 to 15 months in prison for conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering, as well as violating the Export Control Reform Act and the Arms Export Control Act, according to a DOJ press release.
Negligence
A former Department of Defense (DOD) employee pleaded guilty on Oct. 23 to mishandling classified documents, including top secret materials, while employed at the Department of Defense, according to a Justice Department press release.
Influence Peddling
The DOJ has announced a second superseding indictment in a murder-for-hire plot involving a U.S.-based Sikh Separatist Movement leader in New York.
Misrepresentation
Cole James Bridges, a.k.a. “Cole Gonzales,” 24, a U.S. Army private from Stow, Ohio, was sentenced on Oct. 4 to 14 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for attempting to aid a designated foreign terrorist group as well as the attempted murder of U.S. military service members, according to a DOJ press […]
Misrepresentation
Three Iranian nationals were charged for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran. One has been arrested, while the other two are still at large.
Misrepresentation
A federal jury has indicted Abouzar Rahmati, a 42-year-old resident of Great Falls, Virginia, and former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee, of charges including “acting and conspiring to act as an agent of the Iranian government” in the U. S. without prior notice to the Attorney General, according to a Justice Department press release.
Identity Theft
A federal court in Pennsylvania authorized the disruption of a 200,000-device botnet targeting consumers in the United States and worldwide, according to a DOJ press release.
Influence Peddling
The Department of Justice and the Treasury Department have launched a coordinated response to combat Russia’s efforts to manipulate public opinion in the U.S.
Influence Peddling
Two women allegedly worked with a sanctioned Russian media company to use an independent media organization to interfere with America’s election proceedings.
Misrepresentation
Asif Raza Merchant traveled to the United States to put contracts out on the lives of US officials, specifically on American soil.
Misrepresentation
You can’t get around transferring sensitive technology to a sanctioned country by hiding it in your checked luggage.
Influence Peddling
For years, an undisclosed agent worked on behalf of the Chinese government right under the noses of two New York Governors.
Financial Gains
If you are an intelligence analyst who wants to be Jason Bourne, selling U.S. military secrets to China isn’t the way to go.
Misrepresentation
If you are going to fail to register as a foreign agent to help your government oppress a spiritual group, bribing an IRS agent is not the way to go.
Bribery
FBI Charges United States Congressman Henry Cuellar with Bribery and Acting as a Foreign Agent
Political Figures
Ambassadors are a big deal. They serve as the senior representative of the U.S.
