US Telecom Worker Sentenced for Acting as Chinese Agent
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Ping Li, a telecommunications and IT worker from Florida, was sentenced to four years in prison for acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government. Li, a U.S. citizen originally from China, conspired with China's Ministry of State Security to gather information on Chinese dissidents, U.S. companies, and other sensitive topics. He used anonymous online accounts and traveled to China to meet with MSS officers, providing them with requested information over several years. The FBI investigated the case, leading to Li's conviction and sentencing.
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