71-year-old ex-CIA officer and FBI contract linguist, Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, pleads guilty to spying for China, faces up to 10 years in prison.
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, a 71-year-old former CIA officer and FBI contract linguist, has reached a plea agreement that could result in a 10-year prison sentence for spying for China. Ma admitted to conspiring to deliver national defense information in exchange for cash and luxury items. The deal requires him to undergo lifetime polygraph tests. If the U.S. judge rejects the plea, Ma can withdraw from the agreement. He has been in custody since his 2020 arrest.
September 11, 2024
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