Sydney man jailed for 3.5 years over fake defence reports prepared for Chinese spies
Alexander Csergo sentenced over reckless foreign interference after preparing documents for duo who approached him on LinkedIn A seemingly innocuous message on a social media platform has snowballed into a Sydney man being jailed for foreign interference. Alexander Csergo, 58, was jailed for three years and six months on Thursday, after being found guilty by a jury in March of helping Chinese spies.
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