Former CIA Officer Who Spied for China Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence

A former CIA officer who provided “a large volume” of classified U.S. national defense information to China was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Sept. 11.

Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Hong Kong, was arrested in August 2020. In May, he pleaded guilty to conspiring to gather and deliver national defense information to China, in exchange for a 10-year sentence.

On Sept. 11, Chief U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson imposed the agreed-upon sentence in Honolulu.

“Despite his sworn oath to protect U.S. classified secrets from illegal disclosure, Alexander Ma chose to betray his oath for money while aiding the People’s Republic of China,” U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii Clare E. Connors said in a statement issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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