Posts Tagged ‘insider threat’
Former guard at US embassy in Norway convicted of spying for Russia and Iran
A former security guard at the US Embassy in Norway was convicted of espionage on Wednesday after a court in Oslo found that he spied for Russia and Iran. The 28-year-old Norwegian man, whose name has not been made public, was sentenced to three years and seven months behind bars. He had acknowledged the indictment’s…
Read MoreState Department Adviser Charged With Illegally Storing Classified Documents
A prominent foreign affairs analyst and senior State Department adviser was arrested over the weekend and charged with illegally storing sensitive government records after federal agents found more than 1,000 pages of secret documents at his home, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Ashley Tellis, 64, an unpaid adviser who also works as a contractor in…
Read MoreCivilian Navy employee charged with reporting false active shooter on New Jersey military base
A civilian U.S. Department of Navy employee was charged with falsely reporting an active shooter at a New Jersey military base on Tuesday morning — a hoax she allegedly carried out to “trauma bond” with her colleagues, according to a criminal complaint. On Tuesday, the official Facebook page for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst outside Trenton reported…
Read MoreTulsa man arrested, charged with attempting to provide al-Qa’ida with weapons
A complaint was unsealed Wednesday after a Tulsa man appeared before a federal judge for attempting to provide 3-D printed weapons to an individual he believed was receiving them on behalf of al-Qa’ida. Andrew Scott Hastings, 25, is charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations and illegal possession…
Read MoreUK Army chef charged after counter-terrorism searches
A British army chef has appeared in court charged with possession of a muzzle-loading gun and possession of explosives. Mark Broadhurst was arrested by counter-terrorism detectives in September 2024 at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire. Police searched his room at the garrison, his home in Grassmoor, Chesterfield, and a property in Bolsover. The 27-year-old appeared…
Read MoreMan convicted for attempting to give classified information on US Air Force systems to Russia
A 67-year-old South Dakota man has been sent to prison for over 10 years after being convicted of attempting to disclose classified information on U.S. Air Force systems to the Russian government, officials said. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that John Murray Rowe from Lead, South Dakota, was sentenced to 126 months…
Read MoreDepartment of State Employee Sentenced for Transmitting National Defense Information to Suspected Chinese Government Agents
A U.S. Department of State (DOS) employee was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information to individuals he believed to be working for the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “The price of Michael Schena’s disgraceful betrayal of his country is far more than…
Read MoreCroatian Air Force pilot and partner arrested for alleged espionage, reports claim
Croatian authorities arrested an Air Force pilot and his partner for allegedly sharing classified information about Kosovo peacekeeping operations over three years, according to domestic press. Croatian authorities arrested an Air Force pilot and his partner over alleged espionage charges, accusing them of sharing classified information about Kosovo peacekeeping operations over a three-year period, Croatian…
Read MoreU.S. Navy Sailor Convicted of Spying for China
Yesterday, on Aug. 20, a federal jury convicted Jinchao Wei, also known as Patrick Wei, of espionage and export violations. Wei was an active-duty U.S. Navy sailor stationed at Naval Base San Diego when he agreed to sell Navy secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer for $12,000. Following a five-day trial and one day of…
Read MoreCanadian Military member charged with terrorism warned of ‘another Waco’: court docs
One of the heavily armed Canadian Armed Forces members now charged with terrorism allegedly spoke openly about his will to use violence against government authorities and warned about another Waco massacre, according to recently unsealed court documents. Last month the RCMP charged four Quebec men, all with military ties, for allegedly planning an ideologically motivated…
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