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Singaporean Man Acted As Cutout Agent For Chinese Military, Used Americans For Intel
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Published on July 25, 2020 - Duration: 00:36s
Singaporean Man Acted As Cutout Agent For Chinese Military, Used Americans For Intel
Prosecutors said Friday a Singaporean man living in Washington DC has pleaded guilty to being an 'illegal agent of a foreign power.'
Jun Wei Yeo was also known as Dickson Yeo.
According to CNN, he worked for Chinese intelligence for four or five years.
Using a fake consultancy site, he cultivated Americans with access to sensitive information.
He then commissioned them to write reports, which he then passed on to Beijing.
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