Kevin Mallory, a 61-year-old former Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Intelligence Agency officer, unsuccessfully claimed at trial last year he was luring the Chinese into a trap when he agreed to trade classified information for $25,000. Mallory is a former Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Intelligence Agency officer. But his conviction for conspiracy to sell secrets to the Chinese stands, and guidelines call for a life sentence. “Your object is to gain information, and my object is to be paid for it,” he told Yang in one message. As he was negotiating with Yang, Mallory also approached ex-colleagues from his clandestine career and told them he was in touch with Chinese spies.

Source: Washington Post April 04, 2019 11:00 UTC