US sentences two Chinese nationals to 30 months each in spying case
Two Chinese nationals have been sentenced in the United States after admitting to helping facilitate cash payments and trying to recruit US military personnel to spy for Beijing. Liren Lai, 40, and Yuance Chen, 39, each received 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release, according to the US Department of Justice. The case centres on allegations that the pair worked for China's foreign intelligence arm and carried out espionage-related activity over several years.Prosecutors said the men admitted to facilitating dead-drop cash payments worth at least $30,000 to people in the US. One payment of $10,000 was arranged... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 31 Oct 2026 04:59 LONDON
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James Comey faces third criminal case under Trump administration
Former FBI director James Comey has been charged in a new case alleging the disclosure of national defence information, marking the third criminal case brought against him under the Trump administration. A criminal complaint unsealed on Tuesday accuses him of communicating information in October 2016, when he was leading the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to a person not entitled to receive it. The case adds a fresh legal and political flashpoint involving one of President Donald Trump's most prominent critics.According to the complaint, Mr Comey is accused of directing an unidentified individual to disclose national defence information to a reporter... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 27 Oct 2026 07:05 LONDON
