Summary
Ashley Tellis, a US government advisor and expert on India-US relations, has been arrested for allegedly keeping national defense information without permission and supposedly meeting with Chinese officials. He appeared in court and will have a detention hearing on October 21. Prosecutors claim these actions pose a significant threat to US security.
Key Facts
- Ashley Tellis is a US government advisor and an expert in India-US relations.
- He was charged with unlawfully retaining national defense information and allegedly meeting with Chinese officials.
- Tellis, a naturalized US citizen originally from India, has been influential in US-India relations for over 20 years.
- He worked as an unpaid senior adviser for the US Department of State and a contractor at the Department of Defense.
- Tellis was accused of taking classified documents from a Department of Defense facility.
- Authorities found classified documents in his home during a search.
- Reports claim he met Chinese officials several times in recent years.
- The charges are based on a law that covers handling or losing defense information.
