Singaporean Pleads Guilty to Acting as Illegal China Agent: U.S.
- Justice Department says Jun Wei Yeo pleaded guilty to act
- Yeo targeted government officials, set up fake consultancy
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A Singaporean man pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for Chinese intelligence in the U.S., according to a statement posted Friday on the U.S. Department of Justice website.
Jun Wei Yeo, also known as Dickson Yeo, admitted that he provided valuable information to Chinese intelligence and knowingly recruited others in the U.S. to do the same, a Federal Bureau of Investigation officer said in the statement. Sentencing is set for Oct. 9, with a maximum penalty of 10 years.