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| US defence contractor accused of spying for China |
| 2017-06-23 |
| [Al Jazeera] A US defence contractor and former State Department security officer was arrested by American counterintelligence officials and charged with spying for China. The Justice Department said on Thursday Kevin Mallory of Leesburg, Virginia allegedly sold classified documents to Chinese intelligence agents on trips to Shanghai in March and April. He could face up to life in prison if found guilty. The content of the documents in question was not divulged, but was characterised as "defence information" for which he received $25,000. "Your object is to gain information and my object is to be paid," Mallory told Chinese agents in a May 5 message, according to an indictment. Mallory, 60, is a fluent Mandarin speaker who had served in the US Army, then as a special agent for the security service of the State Department, before becoming a contractor to various government agencies. Up until 2012 he had a "top secret" clearance level in positions in China, Taiwan, Iraq and Washington DC. The Washington Post said Mallory had worked for the CIA. The indictment said he made contact via social media in February with a Chinese "recruiter" who helped arrange a trip the next month to Shanghai to meet intelligence officials. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Could have been money, debt. That nice 6 bedroom colonial in Leesburg last sold a few years ago for nearly $800.000. I'm assuming it was his purchase. Gov't contracting has declined considerably in the past few years. Just another guess. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-23 20:53 |
| #7 Also, factor in potential financial, substance-abuse, or relationship issues. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-06-23 18:57 |
| #6 Army, CIA an State Dept; probably 40 year combined career; fluent in Mandarin: what could have possibly turned this guy into such a traitor, an IDIOTIC traitor at that? My guess is his resume is a bit padded or overlapped in some areas. Appears he was a reservist and Department of State (DoS) Diplomatic Security (DIPSEC) employee. Too many reserve deployments could have resulted in difficulties at DoS. The CIA piece could have been linguist reserve assignments. Diplomatic Security officers can be assigned some pretty remote and harsh locations. He might have become disenchanted with DoS, or they with him. This could have led to his disconnecting from DoS and starting his own contracting effort. Once again, only a guess. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-23 18:46 |
| #5 One might wonder if his document sale was at the behest of Mrs. Clinton... |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2017-06-23 17:33 |
| #4 He sold out for $25,000???? and, as it turns out, room and board for life! |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-06-23 16:48 |
| #3 Army, CIA an State Dept; probably 40 year combined career; fluent in Mandarin: what could have possibly turned this guy into such a traitor, an IDIOTIC traitor at that? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2017-06-23 15:14 |
| #2 Amateur... |
| Posted by: Hillary Clinton 2017-06-23 14:39 |
| #1 He sold out for $25,000???? What a moron! |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-06-23 09:51 |