A former Chicago graduate student was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists and engineers in the U.S. with knowledge about aerospace and satellite technology.
by gathering information on scientists and engineers in the U.S. with knowledge about aerospace and satellite technology.conspiracy to act as an agent of China's Ministry of State Security
The charges alleged that Ji was targeted by agents with the Ministry of State Security, or MSS, shortly before he came to the U.S. in 2013 to study engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.After traveling back to China for the winter break, prosecutors said, Ji was "wined and dined" by his MSS handlers.
He sent the reports back to his handlers in a zipped attachment that was falsely labeled as sets of "midterm exam" questions, Assistant U.S. Attorney Barry Jonas said at Ji's trial.
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