Gregg Bergersen
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Gregg William Bergersen was a weapons systems policy analyst for the United States
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
. A director of C4ISR
programs, he was found guilty of spying for the People's Republic of China
. A resident of Alexandria, Virginia
, he sold classified defense information to Tai Kuo, a naturalized citizen originally from Taiwan
, who was a New Orleans furniture salesman. Kuo then forwarded the information to the PRC government. The data outlined all planned sales of weapons and military technology to Taiwan for the next five years. Bergersen was sentenced to 57 months of confinement.
He has now been working at the Aramark Corporation Headquarters at the University of Houston Dining Services as an Administrative Assistant since the summer of 2011.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency , as part of the United States Department of Defense , provides financial and technical assistance, transfer of defense matériel, training and services to allies, and promotes military-to-military contacts....
. A director of C4ISR
C4ISTAR
In military usage, a number of abbreviations in the format C followed by additional letters are used, based on expanded versions of the abbreviation C2 - command and control.C2I stands for command, control, and intelligence....
programs, he was found guilty of spying for the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. A resident of Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
, he sold classified defense information to Tai Kuo, a naturalized citizen originally from Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, who was a New Orleans furniture salesman. Kuo then forwarded the information to the PRC government. The data outlined all planned sales of weapons and military technology to Taiwan for the next five years. Bergersen was sentenced to 57 months of confinement.
He has now been working at the Aramark Corporation Headquarters at the University of Houston Dining Services as an Administrative Assistant since the summer of 2011.