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Former Army reservist convicted of being Chinese agent

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A federal jury in Chicago convicted Ji Chaoqun, 31, on Monday of conspiracy to act as an agent of China's Ministry of State Security. The jury acquitted Ji of two other wire fraud counts alleging that he lied to the U.S. Army when he applied to become a reservist in 2016. Ji could face as many as 10 years in prison for his conviction for acting as an unregistered Chinese agent.

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Associated Press News

Former Chicago Student Convicted of Spying for Chinese Government

The charges alleged that Ji was targeted by agents with the Ministry of State Security, or MSS, shortly before he came to the U.S. in 2013 to study engineering...

2 years ago·United States

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Washington Times

Army Reservist convicted in federal trial of working as Chinese agent

A former Army reservist was convicted in federal court Monday of acting as an agent for the Chinese government to recruit people working for U.S. defense contractors.

2 years ago·United States

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South China Morning Post

Former Chicago graduate student Ji Chaoqun convicted of spying for China part of larger plan

A former Chicago graduate student and member of the US Army Reserve convicted of acting as an illegal agent for China appears to be part of a “fish-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean” operation in which seemingly ordinary recruits are nudged into positions of usefulness by Beijing’s state security apparatus, analysts said. Ji Chaoqun, 31, worked on behalf of a “high-level intelligence officer” in the...

2 years ago·Hong Kong

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Newsweek

Former U.S. Army reservist convicted of spying for China

In 2018, the Department of Justice filed a 17-page indictment alleging the man's ties to China.

2 years ago·United States

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UPI

Former Army reservist convicted of being Chinese agent

A former U.S. Army reservist was convicted of acting within the United States as an illegal agent of the People's Republic of China, the Justice Department confirmed on Tuesday.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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MY Northwest

Former student convicted of spying for Chinese government

CHICAGO (AP) — A former graduate student has been convicted of spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists and engineers in the U.S. who had knowledge about aerospace technology and other technology.A federal jury in Chicago convicted Ji Chaoqun, 31, on Monday of conspiracy to act as an agent of China’s Ministry of State Security without notifying the U.S. attorney general, acting as a spy in the U.S., and lying on a…

2 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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