US Journalist Sentenced to Two Years for Acting as Chinese Agent
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- US journalist Thomas Weir Pauken II was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to helping Beijing collect US intelligence.
- Pauken, who also used the alias Tom McGregor, received three years of supervised release and cannot travel overseas during that period.
An American journalist who lived in Beijing and worked for Chinese state media has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for helping Beijing collect US intelligence.
Thomas Weir Pauken II, 51, pleaded guilty to acting as a Chinese agent. A federal court also ordered him to serve three years of supervised release after his prison term.
Pauken will be barred from overseas travel during the supervised-release period, according to the US Justice Department. He also used the alias Tom McGregor.
His father, Thomas Pauken, chaired the Texas Republican Party in the 1990s and later ran for office.
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Originally published by South China Morning Post in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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