Bradley (FBI operative)

Emily Gladfelter, a federal prosecutor who worked the case, and Bradley, an FBI counterintelligence leader who ran the operation, walk through the sting. They recount the lure in Europe, the fabricated cover stories, the tense surveillance and arrest in a tight coffee shop, evidence recovered from phones, the courtroom drama and the 20-year sentence. The human costs and national stakes come into sharp focus.

Xu Yanjun, an alleged Ministry of State Security officer accused of stealing aerospace secrets. Bradley, an FBI counterintelligence operative who planned and ran the sting. They recount the long con to lure Xu to Brussels, the staged coffee-shop trap, the tense arrest and extradition, the courtroom drama and landmark conviction. Fast-paced spycraft, surveillance, and legal showdown.

Emily Gladfelter and Tim Mangan, federal prosecutors who led the legal fight, and David John, an engineer turned cooperating FBI source, join Bradley, the operative who ran the Brussels sting. They recount planning the overseas lure, choosing the meeting spot, staging surveillance and arrest, the transfer and trial logistics, and how evidence and courtroom drama led to a historic conviction.