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A federal judge has handed lengthy prison sentences to a US navy engineer and his wife for a plot to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to a person they thought was a representative of a foreign government, citing the great danger they posed to US security.
Prosecutors said Toebbe abused his access to top secret government information and repeatedly sold details about the design and performance of Virginia-class submarines to someone he believed was a representative of a foreign government but who was actually an undercover FBI agent.
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Diana Toebbe, 46, who was teaching at a private school in Maryland when the couple were arrested last October, admitted she acted as a lookout at several prearranged dead drop locations, where memory cards containing the secret information were left behind.
The US district judge Gina Groh sentenced Jonathan Toebbe to more than 19 years and his wife, Diana Toebbe, to nearly 22 years. In August she had rejected earlier plea agreements that had called for reduced sentencing guidelines.
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None of the information was classified as top secret or secret, falling into a third category considered confidential, according to previous testimony.
[link:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/10/us-judge-hands-long-sentences-diana-jonathan-toebbe-couple-plot-sell-navy-secrets|
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Well then, all things being equal, seems like TFGs case ought to result in 22 years at a minimum. No?
world wide wally
(21,718 posts)MagickMuffin
(15,886 posts)Jonathan stole the files, Diana was only the lookout watcher. I think their sentences should be the same length of time.
22 years sounds about right to me!
Mariana
(14,847 posts)peggysue2
(10,811 posts)Not a good decision on her part. They both received what they deserved for compromising national security for a payout. In fact, I wouldn't be upset if they threw away the key to both their cells.
Sickening betrayal.
KPN
(15,585 posts)telling him to deny that she had anything to do with it and then flush the letter down the toilrt. The letter was intercepted. Judge said he factored that in.
Not only a traitor but a dumb criminal putting things in writing while in jail.
Frigging amazing! Thanks for the extra info.
KPN
(15,585 posts)Sorta like TFG! All idiots!
You can't make this stuff up!
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Johnny2X2X
(18,732 posts)Darn.
skypilot
(8,847 posts)In CRYPTOCURRENCY. WTF?!