Former US Defense Intelligence Officer Arrested for Alleged Spying for China

Former US Defense Intelligence Officer Arrested for Alleged Spying for China
American flags fly over the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building in Washington, D. C., on July 18, 2001. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—A former officer with the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency was arrested over the weekend for allegedly trying to spy on the United States for China, the U.S. Justice Department said on June 4.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took Ron Rockwell Hansen, 58, into custody on Saturday, June 2, while he was on his way to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to catch a connecting flight to China.