Washington, June 13 (IANS) A ship captain accused of transporting sanctioned Iranian oil and leading the US Coast Guard on a weeks-long chase across the Atlantic Ocean has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Washington, the Justice Department said.Avtandil Kalandadze, 47, a citizen of Georgia and former master of the tanker Bella 1, pleaded guilty to failing to obey an order from the US Coast Guard to stop his vessel during an interdiction operation.“Kalandadze’s guilty plea today should se…
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Washington, June 11 (IANS) The US Justice Department and the FBI have seized 13 websites allegedly used by operatives linked to China to recruit current and former US government employees and obtain sensitive information from people with security clearances. Following the operation on Wednesday (local time), officials said the websites posed as consulting firms and advertised jobs such as “Senior Analyst” and “International Affairs Consultant” while seeking access to individuals with gov…
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) A former US Air Force officer who once flew some of America’s most advanced fighter jets has been arrested for allegedly training Chinese military pilots without authorisation, the Justice Department has said.Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., 65, also known by the call sign “Runner,” was arrested in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He was charged by criminal complaint for providing and conspiring to provide defence services to Chinese military pilots in violation of the Arms Export…
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) A California-based political operative has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for acting as a covert agent of the People’s Republic of China and influencing local US politics.Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 65, was sentenced to 48 months by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner of the Central District of California, the Department of Justice said. Sun pleaded guilty in October 2025 to one count of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.Accordin…