US Journalist Charged with Acting as Chinese Agent
Prosecutors say he prepared reports for Chinese intelligence-linked contacts and offered $100,000 in cash and bonuses to recruit a U.S. consultant.
- Thomas Weir Pauken II, an American journalist and author, has been charged with acting as a Chinese agent for at least 7 years.
- Pauken is accused of working for the Chinese government and its intelligence service, providing potential sources with devices and sharing reports.
- He allegedly made trips to the U.S., was paid around $100,000 for reports shared with the Chinese President, and used a pseudonym at his father's request.
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US journalist charged with acting as Chinese agent
An American journalist and author is facing federal charges after being accused of working as an agent for the Chinese government for the past at least seven years. Thomas Weir Pauken II, the son of former Texas Workforce Commission Chair Thomas Pauken (R), was arrested in early March and is expected to appear in federal…
Journalist and Son of Texas Politician Accused of Selling Intelligence to Beijing
An American journalist and the son of a Texas Republican politician has been charged with acting as a Chinese agent, court records show. Thomas Pauken II, who has lived in China for more than a decade and worked for multiple Chinese state media outlets, was allegedly paid at least $100,000 for working with an individual within the Ministry of State Security, which is tasked with espionage operations, according to an unsealed affidavit. The handl…
FBI: American who worked for Chinese state media is an illegal foreign agent
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American Pro-China 'Journalist' Caught Allegedly Betraying Country, Helping Plant Someone In Trump Admin
An American media professional and son of a GOP politician was charged in February with acting as an unregistered Chinese government agent, court records show.
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