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Ex-CIA officer gets 10 years in prison and lifetime of polygraph tests for spying for China

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Former CIA officerand contract linguist for the FBI Alexander Yuk Ching Ma was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for allegedly receiving cash, golf...

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  1. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Former CIA officer should get 10 years for spying for China, attorneys agree | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    A former officer with the Central Intelligence Agency who admitted stealing classified information and giving it to China in exchange for money, travel reimbursements, golf clubs and other compensation will be sentenced this morning in U.S. District Court.

  2. New York Post

    Ex-CIA officer who spied for China faces prison time — and a lifetime of polygraph tests (opens New York Post)

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    Alexander Yuk Ching Ma made a deal for a 10-year term in exchange for his guilty plea to a count of conspiracy to deliver national defense information to a foreign government.

  3. Newsweek

    Ex-CIA officer turned China spy faces jail and lifetime of polygraph tests (opens Newsweek)

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    Former CIA officer Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, who spied for China, has agreed to a plea deal that includes a 10-year prison term.

  4. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Ex-CIA officer gets 10 years in prison and lifetime of polygraph tests for spying for China (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Former CIA officerand contract linguist for the FBI Alexander Yuk Ching Ma was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for allegedly receiving cash, golf...

  5. CNN

    Former CIA officer who spied for China sentenced to a decade in prison (opens CNN)

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    A former CIA officer arrested for espionage has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to provide classified information to Chinese intelligence officials, according to the US Department of Justice.

  6. The Guardian

    Former CIA officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying for China (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Alexander Yuk Ching Ma pleaded guilty to accepting gifts from China in return for delivering US defense information

  7. Hot Air

    Former CIA, FBI Employee Gets 10 Years for Spying for China (opens Hot Air)

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  8. Deutsche Welle

    Ex-CIA officer jailed for 10 years after spying for China – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Alexander Yuk Ching Ma was convicted of passing "a large volume" of classified defense information to Chinese spies in 2001. He later worked for the FBI.

  9. Just the News

    Former CIA officer, FBI employee gets 10 years in prison for spying on behalf of China (opens Just the News)

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    "Under the terms of the plea agreement, Ma must cooperate with the United States for the rest of his life, including by submitting to debriefings by U.S. government agencies," DOJ said.

  10. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Spy for China gets 10 years in federal prison | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    A former officer with the Central Intelligence Agency who admitted stealing classified information with his late brother and giving it to China in exchange for money, travel and other compensation will spend 10 years in federal prison, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Derrick K.

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