A Chinese-born Canadian man caught using a drone to take over 200 unauthorized photos and videos of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida earlier this year — later feigning ignorance about his transgression when interviewed by federal agents — pleaded guilty to charges and was sentenced recently.

And while 71-year-old Xiao Guang Pan of Brampton, Ont., got away with just 12 months probation from a U.S. district court judge in August, his sentencing included a deportation order for violating American espionage laws.

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According to his bio on the Brampton Arts Organization (BAO) website , the Chinese national, who immigrated to Canada in 2001, is an “enthusiastic drone photographer/videographer” who has visited “almost every American state, 10 countries in Europ

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