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Former U.S. Officer Jugged For Leaking Secrets To Chinese Girlfriend |
2014-09-19 |
[AnNahar] A former U.S. Army officer has been juggedDrop the rod and step away witcher hands up! for seven years for leaking confidential military information to his Chinese girlfriend in Hawaii. Benjamin Pierce Bishop, an ex civilian defense contractor and retired lieutenant colonel, also admitted retaining classified information at his home. The 60-year-old was sentenced on Wednesday to 87 months behind bars and three years' supervised release, in a plea agreement after admitting to two charges in March. In March 2012, he emailed classified information to his 27-year-old Chinese girlfriend, who was in the U.S. as a graduate student at the time. The leaked information related to joint training and planning sessions between the United States and the Republic of Korea, and was classified as SECRET. He also admitted keeping documents at his home including the U.S. Armed Forces Defense Planning Guides for 2014-2018, one called Optimizing U.S. Force Posture in the Asia-Pacific and another titled US Department of Defense China Strategy. Bishop also took home a classified photograph of a Chinese naval asset, which his girlfriend had asked for. "Willfully communicating national defense information to a person not entitled to receive it is a serious threat to our national security," Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin said. "Bishop violated his oath to protect the classified information with which he was entrusted. This conduct is unacceptable and we will continue to investigate and seek to hold accountable those who engage in it." Officials did not say if proceedings had been launched against the girlfriend. |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#10 I'm sure she would Frank if it weren't for the fact she was gold digging for documents. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2014-09-19 17:16 |
#9 LOL. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2014-09-19 17:14 |
#8 "Hey, I'm a 58 yr old retired balding guy in OK shape. Why wouldn't she find me hot?" |
Posted by: Frank G 2014-09-19 15:13 |
#7 Don't blame Bishop. He was only a Chinese pawn.
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Posted by: Besoeker 2014-09-19 14:04 |
#6 TW: Maybe you never are too old to succumb to such nonsense. I was thinking that maybe at the age at which one's hormones don't lead their activities and when a pretty woman is just another pretty woman. I don't think it is ever appropriate to sell out your country for any reason. I would have expected more from Bishop. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2014-09-19 13:59 |
#5 They need much older guys in these positions so they are not apt to succumb to these honey traps The gentleman and retired Lt. Colonel was fifty-eight when he gave away his corner of the family farm, JohnQC. How much older would have made him more sensible? |
Posted by: trailing wife 2014-09-19 11:55 |
#4 Bishop is a knucklehead. He also didn't pay attention to the "screwing you get is not worth the screwing you get" rule. They need much older guys in these positions so they are not apt to succumb to these honey traps. What I was wondering was "Why didn't the Chinese simply hack this info as they usually do?" |
Posted by: JohnQC 2014-09-19 10:21 |
#3 Obviously forgot the "half your age plus five" rule. |
Posted by: Pappy 2014-09-19 09:53 |
#2 The 60-year-old ... 27-year-old Chinese girlfriend No fool like an old fool, eh? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-09-19 08:08 |
#1 NIS Agent: What's in the old wooden footlocker Ben? Ben: That's my residential classified storage container. I keep all my DPG's tucked away in there. Chinwong and I are the only one's who have access. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2014-09-19 01:00 |