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Hu visit: Michigan man sentenced in spy conspiracy

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blockquoteemAt the request of Chinese intelligenceagents,the suspectagreed to return to the United States and apply for positions in U.S. intelligence agencies or law enforcement organizations.emblockquotecaption id alignalignleft width210 captionShriver appeared to be an allAmerican young man, but soon he was found to be a traitor. Photo Newsbusters img srchttpcdn2b.examiner.comsitesdefaultfilesstyleslargehash6dd3glenn20shriver.jpg alt width210 height140 captionWhile all eyes were on Washington, DC and Peoples Republic of China President Hu Jintaos pomp and circumstance visit with President Barack Obama, an American in Michiganwas sentenced to4 yearsin federal prison forhis role in a conspiracy toprovide national defense information to Chineseintelligence officers.Glenn Duffie Shriver, 29, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday appeared before by U.S. District Court Judge Liam OGrady for sentencing.On October 22, 2010, Shriver made a deal with U.S. prosecutors andpleaded guilty to a onecount criminal information charging him with conspiracy to communicate national defense information to a person not entitled to receive it.Mr. Shriver sold out his country and repeatedly sought a position in our intelligence community so that he could provide classified information to the PRC, said U.S. Attorney NeilMacBride.Attempts to gain access to sensitive information are a serious threat to our national security. We are doing everything in our power to find and punish those who seek to betray our country, MacBride added.According to U.S. Justice Department officials, Shriver is proficient in Mandarin Chinese and lived in Red Chinaboth as an undergraduate student andfollowing graduation. While living in Shanghai in October 2004, Shriver developed a relationship with three individuals whom he came to learn were Chineseintelligence officers.At the request of theseChinese agents, Shriver agreed to return to the United States and apply for positions in U.S. intelligence agencies or law enforcement organizations.Shriver admitted in court that he knew that his ultimate objective was to obtain a position with a federal department or agency that would afford him access to classified national defense information, which he would then transmit to theChinese in return for cash payments.From 2005 to 2010, Shriver attempted to gain employment as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State and as a clandestine service officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. Shriver admitted that, during this time, he maintained frequent contact with the Chineseintelligence officers and received more than 70,000 in three separate cash payments for what the officers called his friendship.In December 2009, Shriverwas notifiedthat he was to report to Washington, D.C., in May 2010 for employment processing activities with the CIA. Shriver admitted that he communicated with a Chineseintelligence officer that he was making some progress in obtaining a position with the CIA and that he would not be free to travel toChina for another meeting because it could raise suspicion with federal agents conducting his background investigation.Shriver admitted that he made false statements on the CIA questionnaire required for employment stating that he had not had any contact with a foreign government or its representative during the last seven years, when in fact he had met in person with one or more of the officers approximately 20 times since 2004.He also deliberately omitted his travel toChina in 2007 when he received a 40,000 cash payment from thegovernment for applying to the CIA. In addition, Shriver made false statements during a series of screening interviews at the CIA, and he admitted he made each of the false statements to conceal his illicit relationship with theChinese intelligence officers.