LiberalNation
02-11-2008, 02:16 PM
Spying up to cold war levels. That's not good.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/11/espionage.indictments/index.html
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. Defense Department civilian employee has been indicted on espionage-related charges involving efforts to provide secret military technology to China, officials close to the case said.
Chinese citizens, some of whom hold U.S. green cards, also are to be charged in federal court in Los Angeles, California, the sources said. The Associated Press reported that at least four Chinese citizens were named in the indictments.
According to the AP, the five are to be charged with illegally smuggling out information from places such as research facilities, labs or universities that had access to the secret material.
The indictments, returned by federal grand juries in Virginia and California, remain under seal, so officials would not provide further details.
The U.S. official is expected to appear Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Justice Department plans to announce the indictments later Monday in Washington.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/11/espionage.indictments/index.html
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. Defense Department civilian employee has been indicted on espionage-related charges involving efforts to provide secret military technology to China, officials close to the case said.
Chinese citizens, some of whom hold U.S. green cards, also are to be charged in federal court in Los Angeles, California, the sources said. The Associated Press reported that at least four Chinese citizens were named in the indictments.
According to the AP, the five are to be charged with illegally smuggling out information from places such as research facilities, labs or universities that had access to the secret material.
The indictments, returned by federal grand juries in Virginia and California, remain under seal, so officials would not provide further details.
The U.S. official is expected to appear Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Justice Department plans to announce the indictments later Monday in Washington.