WASHINGTON – A former officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) wasfound guilty by a federal jury for sending sensitive information to China,the Department of Justice said in a press release.
“[A] federal jury convicted Kevin Patrick Mallory, 61, a former CentralIntelligence Agency case officer of Leesburg, Virginia, on espionagecharges related to his transmission of classified documents to an agentof the People’s Republic of China,” the release said on Friday.
Mallory visited China in March and April 2017 where he met with MichaelYang who worked for China’s intelligence services, accordingto prosecutors. The defendant transferred four classified documents to Yangand his boss via the telecom device.
The former CIA officer was charged with lying to investigators, delivering,attempting to deliver defense documents in order to help foreigngovernments, the release added.
Mallory is facing the life in prisonlink>sentenceif determined guilty by the judge.