Space Scientist is Held as a Spy

[Neser Boha]

Space Scientist Is Held as Spy - WSJ.com

WASHINGTON -- A top U.S. space researcher was arrested in a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting Monday and charged with attempting to spy for Israel.

Stewart Nozette, 52 years old, of Chevy Chase, Md., is a former government physicist who worked for agencies ranging from the Defense Department to the White House.

In exchange for thousands of dollars in cash and an Israeli passport, Mr. Nozette allegedly attempted to pass on U.S. top-secret nuclear and space secrets to an FBI agent who was posing as an Israeli intelligence operative, according to an FBI affidavit filed with the criminal complaint in the case.
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Other alleged spy cases in recent years involving Israel include one that collapsed in May against two former lobbyists for a pro-Israel group. U.S. officials said the Nozette case doesn't include allegations that Israel or its agents were involved.

The FBI affidavit doesn't explain how Mr. Nozette came to the attention of U.S. investigators. However, the affidavit describes Mr. Nozette's work over the past decade for an Israeli aerospace company that is wholly owned by the Israeli government. During a security search as he departed on a foreign trip in January, a security officer noted he was traveling with two small portable hard drives, which another government officer couldn't locate in a subsequent search as Mr. Nozette re-entered the U.S.

A spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in Washington didn't respond to a request for comment.

A big faux pas for Mr. Nozette.

 

[Xenophon]

The same story is not 10 threads down, how can you miss it?

 

[Neser Boha]

The same story is not 10 threads down, how can you miss it?

I'm sure one of the mods will take care of it shortly.

And life will be back to normal again ...

I really don't spend that much time scanning all the topics posted on USMB.

 

[Freeman]

yep, another zio-spy caught!

will he find the same destiny of J. Pollard, the national assraeli hero?

Real History and Israeli spies in USA