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Oak Ridge Complex Worker Pleads Guilty to Atomic Energy Act Violation
A former Oak Ridge Complex employee has pleaded guilty to violating the Atomic Energy Act by disclosing restricted data.
Roy Lynn Oakley, 67, a resident of Harriman, Tenn., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Knoxville, to count one of an indictment charging him with unlawful disclosure of Restricted Data under the Atomic Energy Act, in violation of 42 U.S.C., Section 2274(b).
Oakley had been scheduled to start trial today, but appeared instead before U.S. District Court Judge Thomas A. Varlan, to enter his plea of guilty. Oakley had formerly been employed as a laborer and escort by Bechtel Jacobs at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
The ETTP, formerly known as K-25, had previously been operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a facility to produce highly enriched uranium. According to the plea agreement, while employed at the ETTP in 2006 through 2007, Oakley had a security clearance that permitted him to have access to classified and protected materials, including instruments, appliances and information relating to the gaseous diffusion process for enriching uranium.
The maximum penalty for violation of the Atomic Energy Act by disclosing Restricted Data is a maximum of ten years imprisonment and a criminal fine of $250,000. A sentencing hearing has been set before Judge Varlan for May 14, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., in U.S. District Court in Knoxville.
Matt Olsen, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, said, ‘Today’s guilty plea should serve as a strong warning to anyone who would consider selling restricted U.S. nuclear materials to foreign governments.’ U.S. Attorney James R. Dedrick added, ‘Vigorous enforcement of the law controlling the protection of national security information…’
Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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