Former CIA agent jailed for spying

ALEXANDRIA SHERIFF'S OFFICE

A former CIA agent has been jailed for spying for China.

The US Justice Department says Kevin Mallory has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for disclosing military secrets to a Chinese agent.

The 62-year-old from Virginia had top-level security clearance and was in possession of sensitive documents.

Surveillance video shows him scanning classified documents onto a digital memory card.

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