Tag: espionage

RCMP Official Accused of Leaking Classified Information Released on Bail

A former top intelligence official in the federal police force accused of leaking secrets to a foreign entity has been released on bail on Dec. 21. Cameron Ortis, who served as the director general of the RCMP’s National Intelligence Coordination Centre, was granted bail by Justice Robert Maranger in a decision delivered in the Ontario…


US Senators Introduce Bill to Restrict Huawei’s Access to American Banks

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban Chinese tech company Huawei and CCP owned 5G companies from accessing the American banking system to prevent espionage. The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) with the backing of fellow senators like Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, (D-N.Y.),…


Bail Granted to Former Hydro-Québec Employee Charged With Sending Trade Secrets to China

A former Hydro-Québec employee who is facing charges related to sending trade secrets to China has been granted bail. Yuesheng Wang, 35, is the first person to be charged with economic espionage under Canada’s Security of Information Act, an RCMP spokesperson told The Epoch Times on Nov. 15, when Wang made his first court appearance. As conditions of his release,…


Sweden Arrests 2 Suspected Spies in Predawn Raid

STOCKHOLM—Swedish authorities arrested two people on suspicion of espionage in a predawn operation Tuesday in the Stockholm area. The authorities gave few details about the case, but Swedish media cited witnesses who described elite police rappelling from two Black Hawk helicopters to arrest a couple that had allegedly spied for Russia. Sweden’s Prosecution Authority said…


Bail Hearing Set for Former Hydro-Québec Employee Charged With Sending Trade Secrets to China

A Quebec court will decide later this month whether to grant bail to a former Hydro-Québec employee who is charged with allegedly sending trade secrets to China. Yuesheng Wang, 35, appeared via videoconference at the court in Longueuil, Quebec, on Nov. 18, after he was arrested and charged with four espionage-related offences, including obtaining trade secrets, fraud…


CCP Spy Sentenced to 20 Years for Stealing Aviation Secrets

The first Chinese communist intelligence officer to ever be extradited to the United States was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Nov. 16. Yanjun Xu received the sentence after being found guilty earlier this month of leading a ring of Chinese agents that targeted U.S. aviation companies, recruiting their employees to travel to China,…


Hydro-Québec Employee Arrested on Charges of Spying for China Makes Court Appearance

A Hydro-Québec employee arrested for allegedly sending trade secrets to China appeared in court in Longueuil, Que., on Nov. 15. Yuesheng Wang, 35, made a first court appearance by videoconference after being arrested by RCMP on Nov. 14 for alleged espionage, which police said was “to the detriment of Canada’s economic interests.” The resident of Candiac, Que., is facing…


Hydro-Québec Employee Arrested for Allegedly Spying for China

A Hydro-Québec employee has been arrested for allegedly spying for China, the RCMP says. Yuesheng Wang, 35, of Candiac, Quebec, allegedly obtained trade secrets “to benefit the People’s Republic of China, to the detriment of Canada’s economic interests,” an RCMP spokesperson said in a press conference on Nov. 14. “This is the first time this charge has been…


Sweden Indicts 2 Men for Spying on Behalf of Russia

STOCKHOLM—Swedish prosecutors on Friday indicted two brothers for gross espionage on behalf of Russia, saying the alleged crime could be detrimental to the Nordic country’s security. The men, aged 42 and 35, have been detained since last year and have previously denied all allegations. Their lawyer could not be immediately reached for comment on Friday….


‘Industrial Sabotage’: Former Army Pilot Sentenced for Spying for China

A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot was sentenced to 20 months in prison this week for spying on behalf of China’s communist regime. Shapour Moinian was sentenced on Nov. 7 for his part in accepting thousands of dollars from representatives of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in exchange for providing the regime with classified aviation-related…