Hansen was paid at least $800,000 over the years, including receiving a $300,000 "consulting" fee yet he told the judge he was living on his military retirement and could not afford an attorney.
He served for 20 years as a warrant officer with a background in signals intelligence and human intelligence. He speaks fluent Mandarin-Chinese.
He was finally caught when he divulged what he was doing to a law enforcement source in an apparent effort to recruit that person
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900024781/retired-army-officer-from-utah-accused-of-spying-for-china-pleads-not-guilty.html