Former Soldier Indicted for Attempting to Pass National Defense Information to People’s Republic of China
(DOJ) Defendant Arrested Upon Arrival in San Francisco on Flight from Hong Kong A former U.S. Army Sergeant whose last duty post was Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in western Washington was arrested today on an indictment charging him with two federal felonies: attempt to deliver national defense information and retention of national defense information. Joseph […]
U.S. Government Contractor Arrested on Espionage Charges
(DOJ) IT Help Desk Technician Charged with Transferring Classified Materials to a Foreign Government A U.S. government contractor was arrested on Aug. 24 based on espionage charges in a complaint unsealed today. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent, of Silver Spring, Maryland, is charged with delivering national defense information to […]
Pentagon Report Warns Of China’s Cyber Preparations For War After Networks Serving US Military Bases Hacked
By Micaela Burrow, The Daily Caller News Foundation China views cyberspace as a critical element to prosecuting a war against the U.S. and is preparing to dominate the information domain in any future conflict, the Department of Defense (DOD) said in a strategy document released Tuesday. China’s cyber power is intended to reduce the ability […]
‘Hundreds’ of Service Members Are Being Solicited by China for Insider Info, Air Force Says
The Air Force’s top general is warning that China is recruiting the service’s veterans and troops for their institutional military knowledge, and an official told Military.com that “hundreds” of allies and service members could be targeted. In a Sept. 5 memo sent out to the service late last week, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. […]
US Officials Sound Alarm Over Chinese Nationals Accessing Military Sites Up To 100 Times
By Micaela Burrow, The Daily Caller News Foundation Roughly 100 incidents where Chinese nationals have accessed or neared U.S. military bases and other sensitive locations have sparked suspicions of a wider espionage campaign driven by Beijing, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials. The FBI, Department of Defense and other agencies have dubbed the […]
Industrial espionage: How China sneaks out America’s technology secrets
It was an innocuous-looking photograph that turned out to be the downfall of Zheng Xiaoqing, a former employee with energy conglomerate General Electric Power. According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment, the US citizen hid confidential files stolen from his employers in the binary code of a digital photograph of a sunset, which Mr […]
The Perfect Spy Was a Cuban Agent
Ana Belen Montes, the most effective and damaging Cuban spy known to have penetrated U.S. intelligence, was a major warrior in the long nasty war between the United States and its communist neighbor. On Jan. 6, after serving just over 21 years of a 25 year sentence for espionage, she was released from a maximum […]
She spied for Cuba for years from inside the US government. Now she’s about to walk free
Someone in DIA first reported Ana Montes to security in 1990 after attending one of my D*I*C*E security awareness briefings I did while at DIA. Then this article says a group from NSA who identified someone was spying for Cuba presented their information in 1998 to the FBI, then went around them in 2000 directly […]
Former GE Power Engineer Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Economic Espionage
(DOJ) A New York man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for conspiring to steal General Electric (GE) trade secrets, knowing or intending to benefit the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Xiaoqing Zheng, 59, of Niskayuna, New York, was convicted of conspiracy to commit economic espionage, following a four-week jury trial that ended […]
China-Owned TikTok Now Banned on US Government Devices
A new ban prohibits the use of TikTok by the federal government’s nearly 4 million employees on devices owned by its agencies, with limited exceptions for law enforcement, national security and security research purposes. The ban comes after a wave of actions against the viral video app in recent weeks amid mounting security concerns raised […]
Keep Your Self-Respect
Something to think about anytime you see something that, in a normal world, would be insane, but we’re not living in sane times. Always keep your self-respect. Don’t go along with the pushed ‘narrative.’
Russian Military and Intelligence Agencies Procurement Network Indicted
(DOJ) Publicly filed court documents, including a 16-count indictment unsealed today in Brooklyn, charge five Russian nationals – including a suspected Federal Security Service (FSB) officer – and two U.S. nationals with conspiracy and other charges related to a global procurement and money laundering scheme on behalf of the Russian government in which the defendants […]
Government Opens Door to China Sabotage in North Dakota
(Gatestone Institute) The Biden administration just cleared a Chinese company to own 370 acres of land within 12 miles of Grand Forks Air Force Base in Grand Forks, North Dakota. As a result, China will be able to use a proposed $700 million corn milling plant on the site to spy on military communications and even disrupt them. […]
Are we living in a movie? 1981 movie describes today’s world.
With all the absolute craziness going on in the world today, do you ever feel like you’re living in a movie? Here’s a short excerpt from a 1981 movie called “Early Warning” that about describes everything we’re going through. See how many things you recognize are happening today. Watch the whole movie here. What’s missing […]
Former Twitter Employee Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Acting as a Foreign Agent
A California man was sentenced yesterday to 42 months in federal prison for his role in accessing, monitoring and conveying confidential and sensitive information that could be used to identify and locate Twitter users of interest to the Saudi Royal Family. Ahmad Abouammo, 45, formerly of Walnut Creek and currently residing in Seattle, was convicted […]
Chinese Government Intelligence Officer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Espionage Crimes, Attempting to Steal Trade Secrets
(DOJ) The first Chinese government intelligence officer ever to be extradited to the United States to stand trial was sentenced today in federal court in Cincinnati. Yanjun Xu, 42, was sentenced to 20 years in prison. According to court documents, Xu targeted American aviation companies, recruited employees to travel to China, and solicited their proprietary […]
Maryland Nuclear Engineer and Wife Sentenced for Espionage-Related Offenses
(DOJ) A Maryland man and his wife were sentenced today for conspiracy to communicate Restricted Data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships. Jonathan Toebbe, 44, of Annapolis, was sentenced today to 232 months, over 19 years, of incarceration. His wife, Diana Toebbe, 46, was sentenced to 262 months, more than 21 years, of incarceration. The […]
Former U.S. Military Pilot Sentenced for Acting as Paid Agent of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and Lying on National Security Background Forms
(DOJ) Former U.S. Army helicopter pilot-turned-civilian-contractor Shapour Moinian, 67, of San Diego, was sentenced in federal court today to 20 months in prison for acting as an agent of the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and accepting thousands of dollars from representatives of the Chinese government to provide aviation-related information from his […]
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