Tuesday, November 28, 2006

U.S. Sailor to Plead Guilty in Espionage Case

A U.S. Navy sailor has agreed to plead guilty to some of the charges against him.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ariel J. Weinmann is facing charges of espionage, desertion, failing to properly secure classified information, copying classified information, communication of classified information to a foreign agent, and stealing and destroying a laptop computer.

Weinmann was assigned as a fire control technician aboard the USS Albuquerque, a Connecticut based submarine, when he deserted and allegedly gave classified information to a representative of an undisclosed foreign government in Vienna.

You can find more about the case here.

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