Chi Mak news stories on Newser

US Throws Book at Chinese 'Sleeper' Spy

Jason Farago — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:05:03 CDT

Chi Mak, a Chinese-born engineer, lived quietly with his wife in the LA suburbs for more than two decades, slowly working his way up the ladder at a US defense contractor. Eventually, he gained a security clearance—and access to plans for Navy ships, submarines and weapons, which he secretly...

Engineer Gets 24 Years in China Spy Case

Zach Samalin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:10:21 CDT

A judge sentenced Chinese-born engineer Chi Mak to 24 years in prison today for conspiring to send US military data to China, the Los Angeles Times reports. A US assistant attorney argued that Mak, 67, had violated US law even though the data on Navy submarines was not classified. Mak,...

Engineer Guilty Of Attempted Espionage

Greg Atwan — Thu, 10 May 2007 21:01:30 CDT

A Chinese-American engineer could get up to 35 years for trying to funnel classified U.S. defense technology to China. A federal jury in California convicted 66-year-old Chi Mak, a naturalized citizen who worked for an Anaheim defense contractor, of conspiring to send top secret plans for submarine propulsion technology...