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“Candace Marie Claiborne is a U.S. State Department employee who possesses a Top Secret security clearance and allegedly failed to report her contacts with Chinese foreign intelligence agents who provided her with thousands of dollars of gifts and benefits,”
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“Candace Claiborne is charged with obstructing an official proceeding and making false statements in connection with her alleged concealment and failure to report her improper connections to foreign contacts along with the tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and benefits they provided,”
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“Candace Claiborne is accused of violating her oath of office as a State Department employee, who was entrusted with Top Secret information when she purposefully mislead federal investigators about her significant and repeated interactions with foreign contacts,"
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Claiborne failed to report repeated contacts with two intelligence agents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), even though these agents provided tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and benefits to Claiborne and her family over five years. According to the affidavit, the gifts and benefits included cash wired to Claiborne’s USAA account, an Apple iPhone and laptop computer, Chinese New Year’s gifts, meals, international travel and vacations, tuition at a Chinese fashion school, a fully furnished apartment, and a monthly stipend. Some of these gifts and benefits were provided directly to Claiborne, the affidavit alleges, while others were provided through a co-conspirator.
She has been an employee since 1999.
Max jail time is 20 years.
She has plead not guilty. Preliminary hearing set for Apr-18-2017.
We should add, in the interest of accuracy, that among the charges lodged against this accused, treason is not among them. Making false statements and obstructing an investigation are the charges I see. Not treason.
We should add, in the interest of accuracy, that among the charges lodged against this accused, treason is not among them. Making false statements and obstructing an investigation are the charges I see. Not treason.
Massive headline fail.
I focused on the aid and comfort aspect... but treason only occurs in time of war... so I will give you credit on that.
We should add, in the interest of accuracy, that among the charges lodged against this accused, treason is not among them. Making false statements and obstructing an investigation are the charges I see. Not treason.
Massive headline fail.
Yet another thread where the headline is a lie and not supported by the OP's linked article.
Good grief.
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