Arrested NATO intern has history of fraud, was ordered to take ethics course

By Marie Woolf

The Globe and Mail - Politics · Aug 1, 2026

Claire (Biwei) Zhang was found to have acted dishonestly after applying twice for a CBSA position under slightly different names and e-mail addresses

Originally published by The Globe and Mail - Politics.

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