Former US Army intelligence analyst sentenced for selling sensitive documents to Chinese national
By Alexandra Koch | Fox News A former U.S. Army intelligence analyst was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday for giving sensitive military information to a person he believed was affiliated with the Chinese government. Korbein Schultz, 25, of Wills Point, Texas, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiring to collect and transmit […]
How Alleged Conspiracy to Sell US Military Secrets Involving 2 Washington Soldiers Unfolded
By Peter Talbot | The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. In November 2021, Capt. Li Tian, an officer stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Lakewood, Washington, allegedly began emailing back and forth with a foreign national living in China. He introduced himself as a friend of Ruoyu Duan, a former Army soldier who lived in Hillsboro, […]
Department of State Employee Charged for Conspiracy to Gather, Transmit, or Lose National Defense Information
(DOJ Press Release) Michael Charles Schena, 42, of Alexandria, Virginia, was arrested on criminal charges related to his alleged participation in a criminal conspiracy to gather, transmit, or lose national defense information. According to court documents, Schena is employed by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) working out of DOS Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Schena held a […]
Active-Duty and Former U.S. Army Soldiers Arrested for Theft of Government Property and Bribery Scheme
(DOJ Press Release) One Soldier Charged with Conspiring to Transmit National Defense Information to Individuals Located in China View the indictment for Jian Zhao. Jian Zhao, and Li Tian, active-duty U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, along with Ruoyu Duan, a former U.S. Army soldier, were arrested today following indictments by federal grand […]
Florida Telecommunications and Information Technology Worker Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Act as Agent of PRC Government
(DOJ Press Release) Ping Li, 59, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to act as an agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) without notification to the Attorney General. According to the plea agreement and other court filings, the PRC’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) is in charge of civilian intelligence collection […]
The Perfect Spy Was a Cuban Agent
Ana Belen Montes, the most effective and damaging Cuban spy known to have penetrated U.S. intelligence, was a major warrior in the long nasty war between the United States and its communist neighbor. On Jan. 6, after serving just over 21 years of a 25 year sentence for espionage, she was released from a maximum […]
She spied for Cuba for years from inside the US government. Now she’s about to walk free
Someone in DIA first reported Ana Montes to security in 1990 after attending one of my D*I*C*E security awareness briefings I did while at DIA. Then this article says a group from NSA who identified someone was spying for Cuba presented their information in 1998 to the FBI, then went around them in 2000 directly […]
Maryland Nuclear Engineer and Wife Sentenced for Espionage-Related Offenses
(DOJ) A Maryland man and his wife were sentenced today for conspiracy to communicate Restricted Data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships. Jonathan Toebbe, 44, of Annapolis, was sentenced today to 232 months, over 19 years, of incarceration. His wife, Diana Toebbe, 46, was sentenced to 262 months, more than 21 years, of incarceration. The […]
Former NSA Employee Arrested on Espionage-Related Charges
This case started and got wrapped up fast and his employment at NSA was only one month? (DOJ) A Colorado Springs man will make his initial appearance in federal court today on charges that he attempted to transmit classified National Defense Information (NDI) to a representative of a foreign government. Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 30, was […]
National Security Agency Employee Indicted for Willful Transmission and Retention of National Defense Information
(DOJ) A Maryland man is charged with willful transmission and retention of National Defense Information (NDI) in an indictment unsealed today in the District of Maryland. According to court documents, as an employee of the National Security Agency (NSA), Mark Robert Unkenholz, 60, of Hanover, held a Top Secret/SCI clearance and had lawful access to […]
Naval Flight Officer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Lying About Connection With China
(DOJ) A Florida man was sentenced today to four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to violate U.S. firearms laws, making false written statements to federally licensed firearms dealers during the purchase of two firearms, and making false written statements as part of a security clearance background investigation. Fan Yang, […]
Wife of Maryland Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty to Espionage-Related Offense
(DOJ) A Maryland woman pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to communicate Restricted Data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships. Her husband pleaded guilty to the same offense on Monday, Feb. 14. Diana Toebbe, 46, of Annapolis, was arrested on Oct. 9, 2021, for knowingly and voluntarily joining a conspiracy with her husband, Jonathan Toebbe, […]
Maryland Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty to Espionage-Related Offense
(DOJ) A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to communicate restricted data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships to a person he believed was a representative of a foreign nation. Jonathan Toebbe, 43, of Annapolis, was arrested on Oct. 9, 2021, after he placed an SD card at a pre-arranged “dead drop” at […]
PRC-Based Telecommunications Company Conspires with Former Motorola Solutions Employees to Steal Technology
(DOJ) A federal indictment was unsealed today in the Northern District of Illinois, charging a telecommunications company with conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets. The indictment alleges that a telecommunications company conspired with former employees of Chicago-based Motorola Solutions Inc. to steal digital mobile radio (DMR) technology developed by Motorola. According to court documents, Motorola […]
Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Economic Espionage Conspiracy
(DOJ) Xiang Haitao, 44, a Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit economic espionage. According to court documents, Xiang conspired to steal a trade secret from Monsanto, an international company based in St. Louis, for the purpose of benefitting a foreign government, namely the People’s Republic of China. […]
Dr. Charles Lieber Found Guilty of Concealing His Affiliation with the Wuhan University of Technology and His Participation in China’s Thousand Talents Program
(DOJ) The former Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department was convicted by a federal jury today in connection with lying to federal authorities about his affiliation with the People’s Republic of China’s Thousand Talents Program and the Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) in Wuhan, China, as well as failing to report income […]
Former Defense Contractor Arrested for Attempted Espionage
(DOJ) A South Dakota man was arrested last night in Lead, South Dakota, on criminal charges related to his alleged espionage attempts. According to court documents, John Murray Rowe Jr., 63, of Lead, attempted to provide classified national defense information to the Russian government. According to the complaint, Rowe, who is originally from Massachusetts, was employed […]
Former Air War College Professor Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements About Relationship with Government Official in China
(DOJ) A civilian professor at the Air War College on Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to making false statements to a federal agent. According to court documents, Xiaoming Zhang, 69, a naturalized citizen of Chinese descent living in Montgomery, Alabama, began working as an Air War College (AWC) professor in July 2003. […]
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