Posts Tagged ‘insider threat’
Man 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…
Read MoreSoldier admits spying against NZ by trying to give military base maps to foreign country
A soldier with links to several far-right groups has admitted trying to pass on critical and classified information about New Zealand Defence Force bases to what he thought was a foreign agent, but was actually an undercover officer. The name of the soldier and the country he attempted to give the information to are suppressed,…
Read MoreHamilton constable suspended after posting content from extremist groups, following CBC investigation
Hamilton police have suspended a longtime officer while they review his social media posts, which include content re-shared from far-right groups, anti-immigrant messages and posts in support for a coup against the government. Following a CBC visual investigation into white nationalist “active clubs” training in the Hamilton area, a reader contacted CBC Hamilton to share…
Read MoreArmy soldier charged with attempting to share sensitive data on US tanks with Russia
A 22-year-old US Army soldier in Texas was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempting to send sensitive information about US battle tanks to Russia, the Justice Department said in a news release. Federal prosecutors allege that Taylor Adam Lee, who is an active-duty service member stationed at Fort Bliss and possesses a very high, top-secret…
Read More3 men accused of facilitating terrorism in alleged extremist plot denied bail
Three men facing terrorism-related charges in an alleged anti-government plot to forcibly take over land in the Quebec City region have been denied bail. Judge René de la Sablonnière made the decision in Quebec City’s courthouse Wednesday. The Crown opposed bail for Simon Angers-Audet, 24, Raphaël Lagacé, 25, and Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24. The three men…
Read More5 soldiers wounded at Fort Stewart in shooting; accused shooter identified as Army sergeant
Fort Stewart officials announced the identity of a suspect during a news conference after five soldiers were wounded in a shooting in southeast Georgia on Wednesday. During the news conference, Brig. General John Lubas, Fort Stewart and 3rd Infantry Division Commanding General, said the suspect was identified as 28-year-old Sgt. Quornelius Radford, a logistics sergeant.…
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