Politico: During a sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court, prosecutor Eli Ross said Pauken was paid $100,000 over a seven-year period to produce reports on U.S.-China relations for the Chinese government. Pauken’s Chinese handler had Pauken take a lie-detector test and said his reports were being conveyed to Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping, according to court filings in the case, which was first reported by POLITICO,
Pauken also sought to put his Chinese handler in touch with experts in the U.S., including the administration official Pauken met with shortly before being arrested, the prosecutor said…