They have to give the public a few scalps to make it look like they are doing their job. These are probibly just misguided idiots or someone desperate for money that they ensnared BECAUSE they aren't part of the cabal or actual Chinese spies. Just randos to be placed on the pyre so the public can look at the flames while the real villains operate unrestrained.
This is the FBI we are talking about. It is hard to believe they care about nuclear secrets.
They have to give the public a few scalps to make it look like they are doing their job. These are probibly just misguided idiots or someone desperate for money that they ensnared BECAUSE they aren't part of the cabal or actual Chinese spies. Just randos to be placed on the pyre so the public can look at the flames while the real villains operate unrestrained.