Petty officer United States Navy at Portsmouth was arrested on suspicion of giving the citizen of Russia of information containing military secrets. The officer will appear before a military Tribunal, reports The Virginian Pilot.
The incident occurred in September 2019. According to investigators, petty officer Charles Briggs was removed from the office computer for information on the base Offutt in Nebraska data relating to national defence. While the military was aware that this information could harm the United States.
What data was available to Russians, is not specified. It is only known that they relate to the period from October 2018 to January 2019.
In addition, Briggs hid from the leadership trip to Serbia during their vacation in 2018. The investigation did not specify whether he met with Russian there, and what was your relationship Briggs a foreigner.
On 7 July it was reported that in a Mexican hotel detained a US citizen, and if she had the documents stamped “top secret”. It turned out the woman was served in Navy intelligence in the air force and was engaged in cybercrime at the Pentagon. Paper available in it, contained intelligence information on the military.
