美国官员Ashley Tellis 负责保留机密文件和会见中国官员 危害国家安全 U.S. official Ashley Tellis charged with retaining classified documents and meeting Chinese officials, risking national security.

Ashley Tellis, 美国国务院顾问, 五角大楼承包商 拥有最高机密许可, 被指控非法保存国防机密信息 并多次会见中国官员。 Ashley Tellis, a U.S. State Department adviser and Pentagon contractor with top-secret clearance, has been charged with unlawfully retaining classified national defense information and meeting multiple times with Chinese officials. 联邦当局声称,他从政府设施中取走了1,000多页标有TOP Secret和Secret的机密网页,存放在Virginia的家中,包括关于美国空军战术的文件。 Federal authorities allege he removed over 1,000 classified pages—marked TOP SECRET and SECRET—from government facilities, storing them at his Virginia home, including documents on U.S. Air Force tactics. 监视录像显示他隐藏材料和印刷敏感文件,其中一些文件被改名以掩盖其内容。 Surveillance footage shows him concealing materials and printing sensitive files, some of which were renamed to disguise their content. 他被指控在2022年至2025年期间与中国官员会面,包括一次2023年晚餐,他在那里收到礼物袋,并讨论伊朗-中国关系和新兴技术等议题。 He is accused of meeting Chinese officials between 2022 and 2025, including a 2023 dinner where he received a gift bag, and discussing topics like Iranian-Chinese relations and emerging technologies. 司法部正在调查潜在的国家安全风险,Tellis如果被定罪,将面临长达10年的监禁。 The Justice Department is investigating potential national security risks, and Tellis faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.