Australian Expat Found Guilty of Working for Suspected Chinese Spies

Alexander Csergo has been found guilty of ’reckless foreign interference'—the 2nd person to be charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws.

Alexander Csergo arrives at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 18, 2026. Alexander Csergo, 56, allegedly provided information to two Chinese spies posing as think-tank workers. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

An Australian businessman recklessly compiled reports for individuals whom he should have suspected were Chinese spies, a jury has found.

Alexander Csergo, 59, was running a business in Shanghai when he was approached on LinkedIn in November 2021 by a woman claiming to be from a Chinese think tank.