Ex-US Diplomat Charged With Concealing Monetary Ties to Chinese language Nationals, Justice Dept Says

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A former US diplomat has been charged for allegedly concealing his monetary dealings with Chinese language nationals, the Justice Division mentioned in a press launch.

“Paul Michael Guertin, 40, of Arizona and former resident of Washington, DC, was indicted on March 29, 2021 by a federal grand jury within the District of Columbia for wire fraud and obstructing an official continuing,” the discharge mentioned on Friday. “In line with the indictment, Guertin deliberately hid info on his SF-86 background investigation questionnaires and in interviews with State Division background investigators.”

The discharge mentioned Guertin withheld details about his playing money owed, his $225,000 mortgage from two Chinese language nationals, and his sexual relationship with a Chinese language nationwide who he helped adjudicate her US visa software when he was working as a consular officer in Shanghai.

Guertin has labored as a diplomat in Shanghai and Islamabad along with working for the State Division’s Bureau of Intelligence and Analysis, the discharge mentioned.

The discharge mentioned Guetin held a high secret safety clearance.