«Breaking News» Federal agent who sold U.S. military secrets to China faces 15 years in prison

Syracuse resident Ron Rockwell Hansen, 59, is charged with espionage after prosecutors allege he was paid thousands by Chinese agents for information

A former case officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency faces 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to spying on the United States on behalf of China.

Syracuse resident Ron Rockwell Hansen, 59, is charged with espionage after prosecutors allege he was paid thousands by Chinese agents for information.

The ex-warrant officer, who retired from the U.S. Army in 2006 and took up a post at the Defense Intelligence Agency, learned to speak Russian and Mandarin-Chinese fluently, and was later hired to his brother's cyber-security firm H-11 Digital Forensics.

It is alleged that by 2014, Hansen was on the Chinese payroll and had earned many thousands from his work as a double-agent. 

As part of his espionage directive Hansen tried to solicit information from a DIA intelligence officer between May 2016 and June 2018.

He taught the agent how to clandestinely record and transmit information at the Chinese agents' behest, which he then planned to sell for $200,000.

However, that agent reported Hansen to the FBI who began investigating him. Court documents show he had already been on their radar after he previously tried to access classified information.

The ex warrant officer, who retired from the U.S. Army in 2006 and took up a post at the Defense Intelligence Agency, learned to speak Russian and Mandarin-Chinese fluently, and was later hired to his brother's cyber-security firm H-11 Digital Forensics (DIA HQ is pictured)

FBI agents took Hansen into custody in June, when he was traveling to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to take a connecting flight to China.  

Chinese agents had demanded the 'China ops plan' - the U.S. military's operational strategy for potential military intervention with China, court documents show. 

On June 2, 2018, Hansen met with the officer, who was now a secret source for the FBI, and was handed the classified documents before his scheduled flight to China. 

Hansen was initially charged with 15 counts related to espionage, however he only pleaded guilty to the first charge - attempt to gather or deliver defense information.

Prosecutors are expected to ask the court to dismiss the remaining 14, which include bulk cash smuggling and acting as an agent of a foreign government. 

Hansen’s plea agreement included a stipulated sentence of 15 years, although the court must approve the prison time. 

He is scheduled to be formally sentenced September 24.

Link hienalouca.com

https://hienalouca.com/2019/03/22/federal-agent-who-sold-u-s-military-secrets-to-china-faces-15-years-in-prison/
Main photo article




Syracuse resident Ron Rockwell Hansen, 59, is charged with espionage after prosecutors allege he was paid thousands by Chinese agents for information

A former case officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency faces 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to spying on the United States on...

It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.

Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.

Dianne Reeves US News HienaLouca





https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/22/14/11327584-6839325-image-m-25_1553265894372.jpg