Citizen pleads guilty to acting as Chinese intelligence agent
By The BriefBrief
Thomas Pauken II pleaded guilty to acting as a Chinese intelligence agent gathering information on U.S. targets.
WHO:Thomas Weir Pauken II; FBI Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky; U.S. Department of Justice
WHAT:Pauken pleaded guilty to acting inside the U.S. as an agent of the People’s Republic of China without notifying the attorney general, including gathering intelligence on U.S. targets and attempting to infiltrate U.S. political circles.
WHEN:Jun 4, 2026 at 8:44 PM ET
WHERE:USA
WHY:Cause not yet established.
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