US EditionBritish man jailed after trying to spy for Russia
Howard Phillips was sentenced to seven years for attempting to spy for Russia, motivated by financial struggles and ego, after offering personal data of ex-Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.
- Howard Phillips, 66 from Harlow, Essex, received a seven-year sentence at Winchester Crown Court, Hampshire, for assisting what he believed was a Russian intelligence service under the National Security Act.
- Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Phillips was motivated by money rather than ideology, while prosecutors said he applied to UK Border Force in October 2023 to aid Russia, and his ex-wife told the trial he dreamt of being like James Bond.
- Phillips offered to help two men he believed were Russian agents, passing personal information about former Defence Secretary Sir Grant Shapps and assisting with travel logistics and hotel bookings.
- Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb told Phillips, `You were prepared to betray your country for money`, and said security services caught him before he provided material assistance, averting danger.
- Victim impact statements stressed personal risk to former Defence Secretary Sir Grant Shapps, who said it was a complete breach of trust placing his family and country at risk and recalled visiting Phillips's home in 2002.
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Howard Philips, 66 years old, dreamed of being the secret agent of novels and movies but was arrested before he provided a better specified material assistance to those who believed they were agents of the FSB, Russian espionage, while they were British agents.
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