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Miklos Bolza and Tom Wark

Australian businessman a Chinese spy asset, jury finds

Alexander Csergo has been found guilty of reckless foreign interference. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

An Australian businessman recklessly compiled reports for individuals whom he should have suspected were Chinese spies, a jury has found.

Alexander Csergo, 59, was running a business in Shanghai when he was approached on LinkedIn in November 2021 by a woman claiming to be from a Chinese think tank.

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