Maryland Scientist Charged with Attempted Espionage | Talking Points Memo

The Department of Justice issued the following press release on October 19 regarding the arrest of a Maryland scientist for a suspected attempt at espionage. Here’s the full text:A Maryland scientist who once worked in varying capacities for the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been arrested for attempted espionage, David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Channing D. Phillips, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and Joseph Persichini, Jr., Assistant Director for the FBI’s Washington Field Office, announced today.


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