Chi-Coms! Chi-Coms!

Oh Boy.

A retired FBI agent who allegedly had an affair with a suspected Chinese double agent while he was in charge of the FBI's Chinese counterintelligence operation in California is under arrest, charged with gross negligence, federal officials said.

The former agent, identified as James Smith, allegedly had a sexual relationship with Katrina Leung, a Republican Party activist in California, sources said. Smith, 59, who retired from his job in the bureau's Los Angeles office in 2000, had been in charge of the office's China counterintelligence squad and was Leung's primary "handler" in her work for the United States, law enforcement officials said.
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Law enforcement officials said when the couple met, Leung allegedly went through Smith's briefcase and made copies of often-classified material, including the names of FBI agents investigating allegations of Chinese espionage. Court records suggest the copies were made without Smith's knowledge, even though he left them where she had access to them.

But the court documents also said Smith knew Leung had inappropriate contact with representatives of the People's Republic of China, but nevertheless continued the relationship.

Court documents also allege that Leung had sexual relations with another senior FBI official, this time in San Francisco.

During his time in the FBI, Smith's office played a major role investigating Clinton-era campaign finance allegations, which centered on suspicions that the Clinton White House accepted political contributions from foreign governments, particularly China.