As United States and China held a joint diplomatic and security dialogue on June 21, a U. S. government contractor and a former federal officer entrusted wi
As United States and China held a joint diplomatic and security dialogue on June 21, a U. S. government contractor and a former federal officer entrusted with access to top secret information was arrested on June 22 and charged with espionage for China, according to federal prosecutors.
Kevin Patrick Mallory, of Leesburg, Virginia is facing charges of espionage for the People’s Republic of China after he transmitted classified documents to individuals suspected to be Chinese intelligence agents.
According to Department of Justice release, Kevin Mallory, a 60-year-old self-employed consultant with “GlobalEx LLC.” had previously served in a variety of U. S. federal government positions including the U. S. Army and the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service. Some media also reported that Mallory had worked for the CIA, citing unnamed government officials.
Mallory traveled to Shanghai, China in March and April 2017, where he met an individual who claimed to be working for a Chinese think tank, the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) . The FBI has identified SASS as one of the organizations that provide cover identities for Chines intelligence agents employed by the Communist regime’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) .
