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  • April 2008
    • US Throws Book at Chinese 'Sleeper' Spy

      US Throws Book at Chinese 'Sleeper' Spy

      (Newser) - Chi Mak, a Chinese-born engineer, lived quietly with his wife in the LA suburbs for more than two decades, slowly working his way up the ladder at a US defense contractor. Eventually, he gained a security clearance—and access to plans for Navy ships, submarines and weapons, which he secretly copied and sent to Beijing. Mak, it turns out, was one China's extraordinarily patient "sleeper" agents, writes the Washington Post . Last week a federal judge sentenced him to 24 1/2 years. More »

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      China   spying   foreign intelligence   Chi Mak

  • March 2008
    • Engineer Gets 24 Years in China Spy Case

      Engineer Gets 24 Years in China Spy Case

      (Newser) - A judge sentenced Chinese-born engineer Chi Mak to 24 years in prison today for conspiring to send US military data to China, the Los Angeles Times reports. A US assistant attorney argued that Mak, 67, had violated US law even though the data on Navy submarines was not classified. Mak, a naturalized US citizen, proclaimed his love for America and vowed to appeal, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      China   United States   US Navy   espionage   spying   Technology   Chi Mak

  • May 2007
    • Engineer Guilty Of Attempted Espionage

      Engineer Guilty Of Attempted Espionage

      (Newser) - A Chinese-American engineer could get up to 35 years for trying to funnel classified U.S. defense technology to China. A federal jury in California convicted 66-year-old Chi Mak, a naturalized citizen who worked for an Anaheim defense contractor, of conspiring to send top secret plans for submarine propulsion technology to Chinese authorities over several years. More »

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      China   United States   technology   espionage   Chi Mak

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