Army reservist accused of spying for Chinese government

An Army reservist was arrested Tuesday in Chicago for allegedly spying for the Chinese government. Ji Chaoquan, a 27-year-old Chinese national, is accused of conducting background checks on eight workers – some of whom were U.S. defense contractors – for possible recruitment by China’s spy agency, a federal criminal complaint said. Ji came to the U.S. on a student visa to study at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.