Los Angeles
A former FBI agent has been accused of letting his mistress, a spy for China, see secret U.S. documents—even after he suspected she was slipping information to the Chinese government. James Smith, a retired agent from Southern California, was charged with gross negligence for leaving documents unattended at the woman’s house. His mistress, Chinese-American businesswoman Katrina Leung, had been an FBI informant. She collected $1.7 million over 20 years for providing intelligence on China. Leung was also arrested, and accused of acting as a double agent. The intrigue shocked Smith’s neighbors, who knew him as a family man. “This is a Leave It to Beaver neighborhood,” one said. “They were like the Cleavers.”
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