悉尼商人亚历山大·瑟戈因协助中国情报人员准备关于澳大利亚防务的虚假报告而被判处三年六个月监禁1。法院认定，在2022年5月至12月期间，瑟戈按照两名中国国家安全部特工的指示，编制了涉及澳大利亚防务、四国集团和澳英美安全协议等敏感话题的伪造文件，并以现金形式获得报酬1。
瑟戈最初是在2021年11月通过LinkedIn被一名自称来自中国智库的女性接触的1。在随后的活动中，他虚假声称曾采访过包括前总理凯文·陆克文在内的多个人士，并在餐厅和咖啡馆等人烟稀少的地方交付报告，获得包含数千美元等值现金的信封作为酬劳1。
法官克雷格·史密斯指出，虽然这些信息本身无实际价值，但瑟戈与情报人员之间的关系及其广泛的谍报活动具有安全隐患1。法官还评论称"识别LinkedIn上的中国情报人员需要培训"1。根据判决，瑟戈将在10月有资格获得假释1。
Alexander Sergo, a Sydney businessman, has been jailed for three years and six months after being convicted of preparing fabricated defence reports for Chinese intelligence operatives 1. Between May and December 2022, Sergo was instructed by two agents working for China's Ministry of State Security to compile false documents covering sensitive topics including Australian defence capabilities, the Quad alliance, and the AUKUS security agreement 1. He received cash payments totaling thousands of dollars in return for his work 1.
Sergo was initially contacted via LinkedIn in November 2021 by a woman claiming to represent a Chinese think tank 1. Over the following months, he falsely claimed to have interviewed former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and others while conducting research on lithium mining, German politics, and defence and security matters 1. The fabricated reports were delivered at restaurants and cafes in discreet locations 1. Although Justice Craig Smith noted that the information contained in the reports itself held little intelligence value, the judge found significance in Sergo's relationship with the operatives and their broader espionage activities 1. Smith also remarked that identifying Chinese intelligence officers on LinkedIn would require specialized training 1. Sergo is eligible for parole in October following a time credit reduction 1.
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