An Indian-origin Ashley Tellis, a man who worked as a Pentagon contractor and State Department adviser, has been arrested. Ashley Tellis, an expert in South Asian affairs, allegedly accessed and removed documents related to Air Force tactics and techniques, court records reveal. An FBI affidavit published on Tuesday states that Tellis met numerous times with Chinese government officials over the past several years. In April 2023, Tellis attended a dinner with Chinese government officials in a Washington DC suburb and “could be occasionally overheard talking about Iranian-Chinese relations and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence,” the affidavit noted. According to the affidavit, Tellis serves as an unpaid adviser at the State Department and is a contractor with

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