September 3, 2026 9:35 AM
US journalist sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for acting as illegal agent for China
An American journalist who gathered information for the Chinese government in the United States was sentenced to two years in prison for acting illegally as a foreign agent, the Justice Department said. Thomas Weir Pauken II, 51, pleaded guilty earlier this year and is not planning to appeal, according to his defence lawyer, Charles Burnham. Pauken also was sentenced to 36 months of supervised release with no overseas travel, the department said in a news release on Tuesday. He was arrested in...
