Former CIA officer Ma arrested and charged with spying for China

ReutersPublished: Aug 18, 2020 1:17 AM | Updated: Aug 18, 2020 3:10 AM

A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer was arrested and charged with spying for China in a scheme that involved a relative who also worked for the CIA, the US Justice Department said on Monday.

It said in a statement that Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, was arrested on Friday on a charge that he conspired with a relative, also a former CIA officer, to communicate classified information to Chinese intelligence officials. The criminal complaint was unsealed on Monday.

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