Ex-CIA officer arrested for possession of classified documents

Jerry Chun Shing Lee, aka Zhen Cheng Li, 53, was arrested on Monday night after arriving at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, the Department of Justice said.

By: PTI | Washington | Published: January 17, 2018 4:03 pm

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The officer worked for the CIA between 1994 and 2007. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

A former CIA officer has been arrested on charges of unlawful retention of national defence information following an intensive investigation after a number of US informants were identified by China.

Jerry Chun Shing Lee, aka Zhen Cheng Li, 53, was arrested on Monday night after arriving at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, the Department of Justice said.

A naturalised US citizen, Lee is currently residing in Hong Kong. He worked for the CIA between 1994 and 2007.