There have been a lot of fun stories over the years about Chinese spies in the U.S. Every once in a while the authorities find some guy and prosecute him, the two governments yell at each other about it, and then everything goes back to normal. I find all this rather boring most of the time – this case reported last week is an exception. Here's the money quote:

Prosecutors called Chi Mak the “perfect sleeper agent,” though he hardly looked the part. For two decades, the bespectacled Chinese-born engineer lived quietly with his wife in a Los Angeles suburb, buying a house and holding a steady job with a U.S. defense contractor, which rewarded him with promotions and a security clearance. Colleagues remembered him as a hard worker who often took paperwork home at night.

That's what I call entertainment! Someone suspected of being a spy is described as "a hard worker who often took paperwork home at night." I wonder if the reporter wrote that last bit on purpose to be cheeky or if this was unintended humor?

Priceless.