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Ex-U.S. naval engineer charged with submarine espionage pleads guilty

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Jonathan Toebbe, 43, pleaded guilty in federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He and his wife, Diana, were arrested last October. Prosecutors said he had repeatedly sold information about the submarines to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who was actually an undercover FBI agent.

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Former Navy nuclear engineer pleads guilty to trying to sell US military secrets using a peanut butter sandwich and pack of chewing gum

A former U.S. Navy nuclear engineer on Monday pleaded guilty to trying to sell nuclear secrets to someone he believed to be a representative of a foreign nation, the Department of Justice announced in a press release.Jonathan Toebbe, 42, and his wife Diana, 45, were arrested in West Virginia on Oct....

3 years ago·United States

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WHDH

Navy engineer pleads guilty to selling submarine secrets

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy nuclear engineer pleaded guilty Monday to passing information about American nuclear-powered warships to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who was actually an undercover FBI agent.Jonathan Toebbe, 43, pleaded guilty in federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia, to a single count of conspiracy to communicate restricted data. The sentencing range agreed to by lawyers calls for a potentia…

3 years ago·Boston, United States

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Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

US Navy engineer admits selling submarine secrets

US Navy engineer Jonathan Toebbe was caught trying to pass secrets to an undercover FBI agent posing as a foreign government representative

3 years ago·Russian Federation

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Local DVM

Former Navy Engineer pleads guilty to espionage

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (WDVM) — An Annapolis U.S. Navy engineer pled guilty this afternoon to federal espionage charges, Jonathan Toebbe was arrested in October. Toebbe has agreed to serve at lea…

3 years ago

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