# US citizen pleads guilty to spying for the People's Republic of China – agent was tasked with stealing information from DoJ to help launch cyber espionage campaign

> American citizen Thomas Pauken pleads guilty to spying for China Acted as a paid middleman collecting sensitive US information Faces up to 10 years in prison; sentencing set for Sept 2026 A 50-year-old American citizen…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/us-citizen-pleads-guilty-to-spying-for-the-peoples-republic-of-china-agent-was-tasked-with-stealing-information-from-doj-to-help-launch-cyber-espionage-campaign?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a270b38379bf9e5b1152b89)
- **Published:** 2026-06-08
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #china #citizen #guilty #spying #information #pauken #pleads #agent
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