•Former Cuban Economy Minister Alejandro Gil Cuban prosecutors have charged the country’s former economy minister with espionage and various other crimes, including bribery, embezzlement, and tax evasion, the attorney general announced yesterday. Alejandro Gil, 61, served as minister of economy and planning from 2019 until his removal in Febru...
•Chinese and US flags Two Chinese nationals have been arrested for espionage and for allegedly seeking to recruit members of the US Navy to serve as intelligence assets, the Justice Department said yesterday. Yuance Chen, 38, and Liren Lai, 39, face charges of acting as agents of the Chinese government and a maximum sentence of […]
•Gene Spector A Russian court today sentenced a US man to 15 years in a penal colony for “espionage”, Russian news agencies reported. Russia has detained and sentenced a number of US citizens and dual-nationals in recent years, some of whom have been freed in prisoner exchanges. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted [&hel...

