Latest "espionage" stories

US sailor’s mom encouraged him to pass info to China, prosecutors say

The 22-year-old sailor was one of two sailors arrested last week in California and accused of providing military information to China.

4 months ago

The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.

China says will ‘safeguard interests’ over balloon shootdown

China claims it was a civilian balloon used for meteorological research but has refused to say to which government department or company it belongs.

10 months ago

China spy balloon moving east over US, Pentagon says

China claims balloon is weather research “airship” that blew off course.

10 months ago

Navy engineer, wife sentenced in submarine spy case

A Navy engineer and his wife have been given lengthy prison terms for a plot to sell secrets about nuclear submarines.

13 months ago

Government could face greater burden of proof in NSA espionage case

A federal judge questioned how much knowledge of the documents and their contents a defendant would need to have to be proven guilty under U.S. statute.

By Jessie Bur

6 years ago

Man sentenced for trying to sell satellite secrets to Russia

Gregory Allen Justice of Culver City, California, has pleaded guilty to trying to commit economic espionage and attempting to send restricted information out of the United States.

6 years ago