How These Two Chinese Spies Tried To Bribe An U.S. Agent With $61,000 In Bitcoin
According to a press release from the Department of Justice (DoJ), two Chinese individuals allegedly paid over $60,000 in Bitcoin to a U.S. government official to obtain classified information. The Chinese suspects were identified as Guochun He (“Dong He”) and Zheng Wang (“Zen Wang”). Related Reading: Bitcoin Puell Multiple Continues Uptrend, Here’s What History Says […]
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The U.S. has charged two Chinese intelligence officers in a scheme to bribe a U.S. government employee to steal “secret” documents relating to the prosecution of a company in China. The defendants paid the government employee, who is actually a double agent, approximately $61,000 in bitcoin for stealing the information, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Alleged Chinese Spies Charged in Scheme to Steal Secret Documents The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of a criminal complaint Monday charging two Chinese intelligence officers in a....
Chinese intelligence officials allegedly bribed a double-agent with the FBI to steal information related to an active criminal investigation against a global company.
According to an analysis by crypto risk management firm Elliptic, two Chinese intelligence agents used Wasabi Wallet to conceal BTC transactions allegedly used for bribes. The United States Department of Justice has announced charges against two Chinese intelligence officers who allegedly bribed a double agent with Bitcoin.In an Oct. 24 announcement, the Justice Department said Guochun He and Zheng Wang had attempted to obstruct the prosecution of an unnamed global telecommunications company based in China, which allegedly involved paying a U.S. government employee roughly $61,000 in....
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