How Alleged Conspiracy to Sell US Military Secrets Involving 2 Washington Soldiers Unfolded

In November 2021, Capt. Li Tian, an officer stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Lakewood, Washington, allegedly began emailing back and forth with a foreign national living in China. He introduced himself as a friend of Ruoyu Duan, a former Army soldier who lived in Hillsboro, Oregon. Tian said he was looking for a job […]
Army Civilian Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Involving Fort Drum Contracts

FORT DRUM — A Dexter woman who worked as a civilian contracting officer for the U.S. Army at Fort Drum pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge that she accepted gratuities from her contractor boyfriend in exchange for taking official action on government contracts that benefited him. Cindy McAleese, 57, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Syracuse, to conspiracy to commit an offense […]
