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8mo ago

Former CIA Officer Sentenced to 10 Years for Spying for China

Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, admitted to passing classified information to Chinese intelligence in exchange for cash and gifts.

Former CIA officer Alexander Yuk Ching Ma
FILE - The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency stands next to a U.S. flag at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Overview

  • Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, a former CIA officer, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to espionage charges.
  • Ma and his now-deceased relative, both former CIA agents, provided classified information to China's Shanghai State Security Bureau in 2001 for $50,000.
  • The FBI hired Ma as a contract linguist in 2004 to monitor his activities, aware of his ties to Chinese intelligence.
  • Ma continued to steal and transmit sensitive documents to Chinese handlers while working for the FBI until 2012.
  • As part of his plea deal, Ma must cooperate with U.S. authorities for life, including submitting to polygraph tests and debriefings.