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Ex-Fed advisor gets over three years in prison for lying about China ties

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An ex-Federal Reserve advisor was sentenced to over three years in prison for lying about ties to China. The conviction is one of the most prominent U.S. prosecutions alleging Chinese intelligence targeting of American institutions, CNBC reports, as the Trump administration intensifies its efforts against foreign economic espionage.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/ex-fed-adviser-gets-jailt...

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