US spy scandals: How foreign agents used romance to target officials

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned on November 12 after admitting to an extramarital affair with a woman allegedly linked to Chinese intelligence, shaking the AI market and US national security circles. Huang stepped down as CEO, president, and board member effective immediately. He acknowledged the relationship with Alice Huang, suspected of being recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to gather information on AI chip sales. Nvidia's board said no corporate secrets were compromised, and China denied the allegations. The case is one of several US "honeypot" espionage scandals, including FBI agent James Smith's affair with informant Katrina Leung, Russian agent Maria Butina's ties to Paul Erickson, and former congressman Eric Swalwell's contacts with Christine Fang. Benjamin Bishop was convicted in 2014 for leaking classified information to a Chinese partner.


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