FBI employee accused of being Chinese agent to plead guilty: prosecutors

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Source: Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An FBI electronics technician born in China who had access to classified information is expected to plead guilty on Monday to charges that he acted as an agent of China, prosecutors said.

Kun Shan Chun, who was employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 1997, was previously charged with making false statements in a criminal complaint dated March 2016 that was unsealed in Manhattan federal court on Monday.

In a notice by the office of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, prosecutors said Chun was expected to appear in court on Monday, using language typically indicative of a guilty plea, and said he was charged for being an agent of China.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-employee-accused-being-chinese-agent-plead-guilty-160213392.html

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1. When is Jeb going to honor his word, his pledge to support the eventual GOP nominee?

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2. Say what?

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4. More importantly,

Who is Keyser Söze?

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3. Link to the DoJ PR

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fbi-employee-pleads-guilty-acting-united-states-agent-chinese-government

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In approximately 1997, Chun began working at the FBI’s New York Field Office as an electronics technician assigned to the Computerized Central Monitoring Facility of the FBI’s Technical Branch. In approximately 1998, and in connection with his employment, the FBI granted Chun a Top Secret security clearance and his duties included accessing sensitive, and in some instances classified, information. In connection with a progressive recruitment process, Chun received and responded to taskings from Chinese nationals and at least one Chinese government official (Chinese Official-1), some, if not all, of whom were aware that Chun worked at the FBI. On multiple occasions prior to his arrest in March 2016, at the direction of Chinese government officials, Chun collected sensitive FBI information and caused it to be transmitted to Chinese Official-1 and others, while at the same time engaging in a prolonged and concerted effort to conceal from the FBI his illicit relationships with these individuals.
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