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Airport Flags Spark Major Counterintelligence Cases
- The FBI often learns about suspicious foreign contacts through mundane travel flags, like secondary screening codes on airline tickets.
- David Jun's secondary inspection for carrying $16,000 and related airline reporting triggered the counterintelligence referral that began the case.
GE's Reluctant Decision To Work With The FBI
- GE weighed reputational and business risks before deciding to cooperate with the FBI on the MSS targeting of its employee.
- Art Cummings described internal debate: exposing IP loss could harm DOD contracts and China business, yet GE ultimately agreed to work with the Bureau.
A Few Engineers Protect Billion Dollar Technology
- A tiny group of 10–12 engineers held GE's crown-jewel carbon fan blade expertise, making them high-value MSS targets.
- Losing that tech would cascade across future engine generations and cost GE billions.