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Senior State Department Adviser Arrested, Accused of Taking Top Secret Docs, Meeting with Chinese

Federal prosecutors allege Ashley Tellis took thousands of classified documents and met several times with Chinese regime officials.
Senior State Department Adviser Arrested, Accused of Taking Top Secret Docs, Meeting with Chinese
A sign outside the U.S. State Department in Washington on July 11, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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A senior adviser to the U.S. State Department has been arrested and accused of taking thousands of top-secret documents and meeting with Chinese officials, according to court documents filed by the Department of Justice on Oct. 13.

The accusations date back to 2022, according to court documents obtained by The Epoch Times.

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