Two Men Sentenced for Acting as Agents of the People’s Republic of China: Defendants Facilitated Secret Cash Payments and Targeted U.S. Military Personnel on Behalf of the PRC’s Ministry of State Security
“Liren Lai and Yuance Chen operated in a long-running scheme to undermine U.S. national security by supporting Chinese intelligence operations and recruiting in the United States,” said Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg. “Lai’s and Chen’s activities, undertaken at the direction of the PRC, were extensive and brazen. The National Security Division is committed to holding accountable anyone who aids or abets such espionage efforts.”
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