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NSA employee gets 22-year sentence for espionage

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DENVER, CO – A former employee of the National Security Agency (NSA) has been given a 22-year federal prison sentence for attempting to pass on classified information to an individual he believed to be a Russian agent. This information was released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. 32-year-old Jareh Sebastian Dalke confessed to his crimes in 2023, having worked for the NSA for less than a month, from June 6 to …

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U.S. sailors accused of spying for China

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Two U.S. Navy sailors have been apprehended on charges of espionage for China, according to federal prosecutors. The sailors, Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, a 22-year-old petty officer 2nd class, and Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, are accused of providing national defense information to Chinese intelligence officials in exchange for financial compensation. The cases against the two are separate. Wei, who served as a machinist’s mate aboard the USS Essex, was arrested on charges of espionage, specifically …

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