According to MSN, Ron Rockwell Hansen was arrested as a spy for China in Hong Kong on Saturday. Hansen is a former US Army warrant officer and case officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Mr. Hansen, 58, a fluent Mandarin speaker who first visited China in 1981, has allegedly received at least $800,000 in “funds originating from China” since May 2013.
On Saturday, Mr. Hansen was arrested in Seattle and charged with attempted espionage, in what appears to be another high-profile mole hunt by F.B.I. investigators intent on uncovering Chinese spying against the United States.
“His alleged actions are a betrayal of our nation’s security and the American people and are an affront to his former intelligence community colleagues,” John C. Demers, the assistant attorney general for national security, said in a statement posted on the Justice Department’s website on Monday.
If convicted, Mr. Hansen faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. He is also accused of “acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China, bulk cash smuggling, structuring monetary transactions and smuggling goods from the United States,” the Justice Department said.
From BBC;
He is alleged to have attempted repeatedly to regain access to classified information after he stopped working for the US government, thereby alerting authorities to his actions.
Thanks to Mick and Liberal Civvy for the tips.
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27 responses to “Ron Rockwell Hansen arrested for spying for China”
I think it’s time that anybody with the last name “Hansen” be subjected to additional scrutiny when applying for a security clearance.
Just what I was thinking.
I wonder if he’s related to Robert?
Nope. That douchebag had two esses. Hanssen.
I seem to remember eastern Kansas having the perfect climate for him.
Central Colorado would be a much better fit for him. ADMAX.
A cemetery would be the perfect spot.
Perhaps McMurdo station? Or Thule?
The 9th circle, of betrayers, is a frozen wasteland.
$800k since May 2013 works out to around $160k a year.
If found guilty, may he die in prison – just like John Walker.
I get that every man has his price, but I never understood how people could sell out their country for comparative peanuts. Come on, at least demand over 7 figures if you’re going to throw your life away like that!
I wonder if he knew the spy Robert Hannsen.
I’m wondering if they’re related.
….or Baker Bob
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hansen
Hang the bastard.
Scumbag. I guess money WILL be anything, including stupid people.
Hang him high!
Silly me, I thought the only dumb shit warrant officers were chopper pilots. Oh well.
Video news story about him with his pictures and his neighbor’s reaction to his arrest:
http://fox13now.com/2018/06/04/utah-man-arrested-accused-of-spying-for-china/
Taught Sunday school…Waved to neighbors as he walked his dog…Trust a swell guy who, for money, sold out his country, allegedly.
My Callinectes sapidui are getting hungry.
Trop v Dulles failed us.
May he live forever, in prison.
Are you suggesting that the possibility of having his citizenship revoked might have deterred Hansen from his crimes? I tend to doubt it, but YMMV. In any event, if the charges against him are proven, he’ll be locked up for a long time – given his age he may never leave alive.
Nope, just that if the charges are proven, doing it would be the right thing.
Hillary made more money and damaged our national security more than hansen.
Two tiered justice system presented by the corrupt and incompetent FBI.
Not even doing it for ideological reasons … he’s doing it so he can have a better lifestyle. He’s nothing but a slimy whore. Hoping he lives to 110 … in prison.
If I were his Judge, there would be NO plea deal. China has ripped off so much of our military technology that, after the Obama years of military neglect, we may never catch up to them.
So two Chinese spies in four months? Both of whose cases date back to the Mueller era of the FBI. Just saying.
Another of Wo-Fat’s stooges.
Book him, Danno.