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flag U.S. official Ashley Tellis charged with retaining classified documents and meeting Chinese officials, risking national security.

flag Ashley Tellis, a U.S. State Department adviser and Pentagon contractor with top-secret clearance, has been charged with unlawfully retaining classified national defense information and meeting multiple times with Chinese officials. flag Federal authorities allege he removed over 1,000 classified pages—marked TOP SECRET and SECRET—from government facilities, storing them at his Virginia home, including documents on U.S. Air Force tactics. flag Surveillance footage shows him concealing materials and printing sensitive files, some of which were renamed to disguise their content. flag He is accused of meeting Chinese officials between 2022 and 2025, including a 2023 dinner where he received a gift bag, and discussing topics like Iranian-Chinese relations and emerging technologies. flag The Justice Department is investigating potential national security risks, and Tellis faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

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