Ex-U.S. intel officer pleads guilty to attempted espionage for China
By REUTERS
MARCH 15, 2019 23:20
WASHINGTON - A former U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency officer pleaded guilty to attempted espionage for China, for which he faces up to 15 years in prison, the Justice Department said on Friday.
The officer, Ron Rockwell Hansen, was accused of trying to transmit classified U.S. national defense information to China and receiving "hundreds of thousands of dollars" while illegally acting as an agent for the Chinese government.
