Former US Telecom staffer gets 15-yr jail for leaking crucial info to China

A former US telecom employee who provided information about Chinese dissidents and members of the Falun Gong religious movement to Beijing was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday.

Ping Li, 59, from Florida, admitted to acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government under a plea agreement. Ping provided sensitive corporate information to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) and disclosed personal details of a Falun Gong member living in Florida, as reported by Voice of America.