Navy Officer Convicted of Lying During Security Clearance Process

Originally published at: https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/navy-officer-convicted-of-lying-during-security-clearance-process/

Lieutenant Fan Yang, a U.S. Navy Flight Officer, was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for his involvement in U.S. firearms export control violations, failure to report foreign national contacts, and making false statement during the security clearance process. Lt. Yang, who had a Top-Secret security clearance, conspired with a Chinese national to arrange straw…

I think the title of this post should have been, “Navy Officer Convicted of Lying During Security Clearance Process ABOUT A WHOLE BUNCH OF SERIOUS RED FLAG STUFF INVOLVING CHINA”

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