Chinese “spy” caught with NASA laptop full of porn, not secrets

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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/05/chinese-spy-caught-with-nasa-laptop-full-of-porn-not-secrets/

By Sean Gallagher
Ars Technica
May 2, 2013

On March 16, in what appeared to be another case of Chinese espionage, FBI 
agents boarded a plane at Dulles International Airport to arrest Bo Jiang, a 
Chinese national with a doctorate in electrical engineering from Old Dominion 
University. Jiang, a former contractor at NASA's Langely Research Center in 
Hampton, Virginia, had recently been let go by his employer because of pressure 
from Republican congressman Frank Wolf of Virginia. Wolf had claimed Jiang and 
other Chinese engineers employed by NASA contractors were a security risk. And 
that day, it seemed so—Jiang had a NASA-owned laptop in his possession, and was 
on a plane back to China.

But it quickly became apparent that Jiang was at worst guilty of violating NASA 
policies. There was no evidence of any sensitive material on the laptop, and 
Jiang had not had clearance to such projects at Langley as an employee of the 
National Institute of Aerospace. Instead, investigators found, the laptop was 
loaded with pornography and pirated movies. Since he had lost his job and his 
work visa was expiring, Jiang simply was going home—with a little 
entertainment.

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